The Food and Drug Administration has approved expanded use of Dysport to treat upper- and lower-limb spasticity – including that caused by cerebral palsy – for patients as young as 2 years and older, ... News Medical: Spasticity in the lower extremities linked to higher odds of cryptorchidism in boys with cerebral palsy Spasticity in the lower extremities linked to higher odds of cryptorchidism in boys with cerebral palsy News Medical: DNA patterns in circulating blood cells can help identify spastic cerebral palsy DNA patterns in circulating blood cells can help identify spastic cerebral palsy In cerebral palsy (CP), the spastic motor type is most common, associated with a velocity-dependent increase in muscle stiffness that precedes the development of fixed muscle contracture. In ...

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Dompé advances a Phase 2 investigational study of an intranasal form of Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) for spastic cerebral palsy (CP). Nature: Continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion for intractable spastic cerebral palsy—is it worth it? Continuous intrathecal baclofen infusion for intractable spastic cerebral palsy—is it worth it?