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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
Stubblefield met Johnson, who has cerebral palsy and is nonverbal, in 2009 through his brother John Johnson.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
All charges have been dismissed against a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was shocked with a Taser and repeatedly punched by Phoenix police officers.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
Cerebral Palsy - $5.1 billion: Of the 500,000 adults in the US living with cerebral palsy today, about 5,000 have severe upper limb impairment, while about 80,000 live with moderate upper or severe lower limb impairment.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Jewell, who lives with cerebral palsy, played Blair’s cousin Geri Tyler across 12 episodes during the show’s second season.
—EW.com, 20 July 2024
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
All charges have been dismissed against a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was shocked with a Taser and repeatedly punched by Phoenix police officers.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2024
Cerebral Palsy - $5.1 billion: Of the 500,000 adults in the US living with cerebral palsy today, about 5,000 have severe upper limb impairment, while about 80,000 live with moderate upper or severe lower limb impairment.
—Naveen Rao, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Jewell, who lives with cerebral palsy, played Blair’s cousin Geri Tyler across 12 episodes during the show’s second season.
—EW.com, 20 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
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His mother, Marylin Joan Wilson-Moore, died because of multiple sclerosis and a heart condition in 2020.Janine Rubenstein, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Garr died at the age of 79 due to multiple sclerosis, which was first diagnosed in 1999.Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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There is no cure for paralytic poliomyelitis.Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2022
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Eradicating poliomyelitis: India's journey from hyperendemic to polio-free status.Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2016
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But if temporary paralysis would suffice, Monsó asks, why does the possum bother with its far more elaborate display?Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Post Post Share Save Buy Copies Print Talk to a group of business strategists today, and many will tell you that their organizations are in a state of decision paralysis, overwhelmed by the implications of several of rapidly developing trends — AI, IoT, digitization, and 3D printing to name a few.Kaihan Krippendorff Robert C. Wolcott, Harvard Business Review, 23 Oct. 2024
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No serious side effects were reported during the trial period, but once the vaccine was released, Swiss officials saw a concerning uptick in cases of Bell’s palsy, a disease that causes weakness or paralysis of the facial muscles, often leading to a drooping or disfigured face.Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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Researchers at the University of Zurich estimated that the adjuvanted flu vaccine had increased the risk of contracting Bell’s palsy by about 20 times, and the vaccine was discontinued.Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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