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A new speech tool may help to improve the ability of some children born with cerebral palsy or other conditions to communicate with others. The custom designed devices use a series of screens with pictures on them to allow children to “speak” through their computer and improve their language and communication skills.
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A jury has awarded $1.85 million in a birth injury lawsuit filed by a Maryland couple whose newborn son died just two days after his birth. The jury ruled that Benjamin Ketterman’s death resulted from a doctor’s improper decision to use vacuum extraction to deliver the baby, according to an attorney representing the couple.
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A jury in Ohio has awarded the family of a child born with cerebral palsy $31 million in their lawsuit against the hospital where he was born. The jury agreed with claims by the family of Leondo Stanziano that negligence on the part of the hospital caused him to develop cerebral palsy symptoms as a result of his birth injuries.
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Robotic devices originally developed to help stroke victims learn to control their arms and legs are now being successfully tested to help children with cerebral palsy. Research has shown that the devices help children with cerebral palsy to reduce impaired movements and improve the smoothness and speed with which their can reach for objects.
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An Australian man who developed cerebral palsy after suffering birth injuries during the delivery process has been awarded AU$7.2 million in court. The New South Wales Court of Appeal ruled that the injuries of Kaled Elayoubi, 24, were caused by the negligence of doctors at two hospitals involved in his delivery.
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