Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy Treatment

Zara Marchant, 30, is unhappy with her calves She has opted to pay 300 to have them injected with Botox Calf Botox is a fast-growing area of the multi-million-pound Botox market The treatment could potentially prove fatal It can hamper the muscles ability to pump blood towards the heart Gillian Higgin, 49, has no regrets about her calf Botox treatment Gillian was motivated by a desire to fit into a pair of long, winter boots It was painless, quick and cheaper than many treatments, she says By India Sturgis for the Daily Mail Published: 17:07 EST, 7 December 2014 | Updated: 04:45 EST, 8 December 2014 17 shares 43 View comments The setting is a plush, private treatment room in Londons Harley Street, where Zara Marchant is about to be injected with Botox. To her right is a brightly lit clinical bed and a trolley piled with needles and vials. So far, so normal. But what happens next is far from standard. Take off your tights, instructs Dr Carolyn Berry, snapping on a pair of white, latex gloves, while Zara, 30, a marketing manager from South-West London, peels off her hosiery. Scroll down for video Go here to see the … Continue reading →

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A career woman finds contentment after quitting her job for her daughter's sake. COMMENT by Rafidah Ahmad It has been six years since I resigned from my job as an engineer. The initial reason was that my husband got an offer to further his studies aboard. I was at the peak of my career. I always had this idea about financial freedom and how I could never survive socially by being a housewife. But what needed to be done was done. I knew that going to an industrialised country would be a great opportunity for my then two-year-old daughter, Izdihar Janna, to get better education and treatment for her cerebral palsy. So I resigned. Then, the crazy chase started. We ran around like headless chickens to prepare the necessary documents in order to apply for visas. The requirements were stringent and the documents needed were plenty. Only by August 2008, two months after my resignation, did we manage to send the visa applications. My husband, my then six-year-old son, and I did not have any problem getting the visa approval but Jannas application did not go well. They needed extra documents to support her application because of her disability and … Continue reading →

Editors note: This is the final story in the Mirrors In Her Shoes three-part series about domestic violence. Samantha Cavin woke up in jail last year and couldnt remember how she got there. Her friend later told her exactly what happened. Cavin, then 22, was drunk and got into an altercation with her boyfriend at their home. I got mad and I took my head and head-butted him, the Kent resident recalled. My friend told me I went into the room and he was screaming for someone to help him and I took my cell phone that he had broken and hit him several times in the head with it. At the time, he was very scared. Cavin said her boyfriend, who has cerebral palsy and is disabled, was bleeding from his head so she took him into the bathroom and began cleaning him up. I apologized over and over again, I didnt mean to hurt you, she recalled. Then I was handcuffed and went to jail. Cavin was charged with domestic violence assault and a judge ordered her to complete 30 days of domestic violence treatment, attend a panel and do an alcohol assessment. She didnt comply. So when … Continue reading →

A CHILDRENS charity has teamed up with Weardale Railway to give a group of poorly children an exclusive ride on the The Polar Express. Cash for Kids organised the special trip for the youngsters, who were given VIP treatment on the festive train ride based on the film and book by Chris Van Allsburg. The children were chosen for the treat for a variety of reasons and include sick children from the Niall Quinns Childrens Ward in Sunderland and children with special needs from Collingwood Special School in Northumberland. Debbie Craig, Cash for Kids events manager, said: Were delighted to partner with Weardale Railway and The Polar Express on this project, what a fantastic adventure for these children to go on. The children were chosen because of the difficult circumstances they are going through or have been through recently and they thoroughly deserve this treat. Cash for Kids is all about supporting local children who need our help the most and we would like to thank Weardale Railway for its fantastic support. For tickets and event information, call 08000-232383 or visit UKPolarExpressRide.com Read more: Children given special festive treat … Continue reading →

Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise A commonly prescribed muscle relaxant may be an effective treatment for a rare but devastating form of diabetes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report. The drug, dantrolene, prevents the destruction of insulin-producing beta cells both in animal models of Wolfram syndrome and in cell models derived from patients who have the illness. Results are published Nov. 24 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Online Early Edition. Patients with Wolfram syndrome typically develop type 1 diabetes as very young children and need insulin injections several times each day. The syndrome also causes hearing loss, vision problems and difficulty with balance. The researchers found that elevated levels of an enzyme called calpain 2 were the main cause of death in brain cells and insulin-producing cells. Dantrolene blocks that enzyme and also prevents brain cell death in animal and cell models of the disorder. Because the drug is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), clinical trials in Wolfram patients could get underway relatively quickly, said senior investigator Fumihiko Urano, MD, PhD, the Samuel E. Schechter Professor of Medicine. Wed like to test the drug … Continue reading →

Oskar Pycroft needs complex surgery in the US, if he is ever to walk again Football-mad Oskar Pycroftis just like many six-year-old boys. He loves sport, ispositive and cheerful, and never misses a home match of his favourite football team, Bristol City. But Oskar, from Whitchurch, suffers fromsevere cerebral palsy,and is unable to sit, stand or walk independently. He is in constant pain with his muscles and joints. A campaign has been launched to raise money to pay for complex medical treatment, which is unavailable on the NHS. His family need 70,000 to fund it, and to start the campaign, Oskar led the Bristol City team out at their match today (Saturday) against Preston North End. His mother, Lizzie, told the BBC: "He is a wonderful child, very happy in a lot of respects, but when you see a child in pain all the time, it's gut-wrenching as there is nothing you can do physically to take it away. "You can give him medicine or massage his legs but it does not take away the pain." The operation he need is calledelective dorsal rhyzotomy (SDR) locates the malfunctioning nerves and cuts them. This helps reduce the defective signals to the … Continue reading →

MONTPELIER, Vt. - A New York couple who said Botox treatment of their son's cerebral palsy left him with life-threatening complications and sued its manufacturer won a $6.75 million verdict from a federal jury on Thursday. The verdict, in U.S. District Court in Vermont, came three days after the announcement that New Jersey drugmaker Actavis would acquire Botox maker Allergan for $66 billion, one of the biggest acquisitions announced this year. A lawyer for New York state residents Lori and Kevin Drake said Joshua Drake, now 7, suffered calf spasms due to mild cerebral palsy until he got Botox injections to treat them at a Vermont hospital in 2012. The lawyer, Ray Chester, said Joshua has since developed epilepsy and must have an aide with him at all times in case he needs life-saving medications during a seizure. Thursday's verdict came four years after California-based Allergan agreed to pay $600 million, pleading guilty to a federal criminal charge and settling the government's civil complaint that it had improperly promoted Botox for off-label uses including juvenile cerebral palsy. The injections that damaged Joshua were given by a doctor in Vermont at the Fletcher Allen Health Care hospital, now known as the … Continue reading →

The parents of a little boy with cerebral palsy have organised a fun day to help pay for the physiotherapy he will need after a life-changing operation. The event, in aid of three-year-old Harry McMylor from Stalybridge, will be held at Oxford Park Sports Hall, Pottinger Street in Ashton on Sunday, November 30, between 1.30pm and 5pm. Attractions at the free fun day include craft stalls, face painting, a bouncy castle and an appearance from Frozens Elsa. Harrys sister, Amy, four, and around 20 other children will also take part in a sponsored bounce on the inflatable castle on the day. The bounce-athon has gained 500 in sponsorship already, while Harrys nursery, Little Angels in Stalybridge, has also held a pyjama day to raise funds. Harry is one of just 120 children a year to be offered the operation called a selective dorsal rhizotomy on the NHS. But although the operation is being funded, the family need to raise 20k to pay for physiotherapy and specialist equipment needed to aid his recovery. The life-changing procedure should allow him to walk unaided, but his mum, Charlene and dad, David must raise 20,000 to fund two years of intensive physiotherapy after his … Continue reading →

Indigo receives regular treatment and speech therapy to help her develop after being diagnosed with cerebral palsy. A new purpose-built site to help ACT children diagnosed with cerebral palsy has been praised by families. The Cerebral Palsy Alliance Canberra has been operating out of rented premises in Spence since 2004 helping an estimated 400 families in the region. The opening of a $2 million therapy centre at Scullin brings together all the available support services in a state-of-the-art centre. Twenty-month-old Indigo has been receiving regular therapy to help with her development since being diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a baby. Her mother Juliette Brassington said the new centre was very welcome for families needing early intervention. "Being purpose-built I guess it's going to have the access to things like splints which we couldn't actually get without a delay at the old centre," she said. "So they have actually got the facilities to do that, and having a gym downstairs will be fantastic, and the purpose-built rooms will make a big difference." The centre was built solely through corporate and private philanthropy, and is staffed by six specialists providing a range of therapy services. Cerebral Palsy Alliance president Marelle Thornton said … Continue reading →