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Boy Without a Cerebellum Baffles Doctors

Heather and David Britton want everyone to understand a few things about their giggling, bespectacled 3-year-old son, Chase. "He's happy. We call him the Little Gremlin. He loves to play tricks on people. He loves to sing. His goal in life is to make people smile," Heather Britton told AOL News. "He's got so much love...

With a Little Tweak, Botox Becomes a Safer Medicine

(Oct. 5) -- A tweaked version of Botox, already a popular anti-wrinkle injection, could one day make major headway in treating several medical conditions, from migraine headaches to cerebral palsy. A team of British researchers is reporting that with some alterations, the new kind of Botox can more safely operate in...

Background on cerebral palsy

Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement.

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