cerebral palsy
noun
: a disability resulting from damage to the brain before, during, or shortly after birth and outwardly manifested by muscular incoordination and speech disturbances
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Among them was the plight of Marie Freyre, a 14-year-old afflicted with cerebral palsy and seizures who died within 24 hours of a long, bumpy ride from a Tampa hospital to the Golden Glades nursing home, ordered despite objections from her family.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
The primary caregiver for his 68-year-old father, Anthony, who lost a leg from diabetes and his 35-year-old brother Justin, who lived with cerebral palsy and was a paraplegic, Mitchell learned that his father called first responders for help evacuating that Tuesday.
—Josh Dubose, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
The Associated Press reported that 67-year-old amputee Anthony Mitchell and his son, Justin, who has cerebral palsy, also died in the fire in Altadena.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
Shelley Sykes, a TV production entrepreneur, told Australian media of a desperate battle to save her 32-year-old son Rory Sykes, who had cerebral palsy.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
The primary caregiver for his 68-year-old father, Anthony, who lost a leg from diabetes and his 35-year-old brother Justin, who lived with cerebral palsy and was a paraplegic, Mitchell learned that his father called first responders for help evacuating that Tuesday.
—Josh Dubose, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
The Associated Press reported that 67-year-old amputee Anthony Mitchell and his son, Justin, who has cerebral palsy, also died in the fire in Altadena.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
Shelley Sykes, a TV production entrepreneur, told Australian media of a desperate battle to save her 32-year-old son Rory Sykes, who had cerebral palsy.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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