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Recent Examples of cerebral palsy
Less often, out-toeing is a sign of a neurological disease like cerebral palsy.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
The teen, 17-year-old Victor Perez, who is autistic and has cerebral palsy, was shot nine times, his family told local news outlets.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The actor plays Melody Brooks, a non-verbal 12-year-old with cerebral palsy who leaves her special-ed classroom to join mainstream classes.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
His family later confirmed that Perez has autism and is nonverbal, intellectually disabled and physically impaired by cerebral palsy.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
The teen, 17-year-old Victor Perez, who is autistic and has cerebral palsy, was shot nine times, his family told local news outlets.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
The actor plays Melody Brooks, a non-verbal 12-year-old with cerebral palsy who leaves her special-ed classroom to join mainstream classes.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
His family later confirmed that Perez has autism and is nonverbal, intellectually disabled and physically impaired by cerebral palsy.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cerebral palsy
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For Pree, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 19, finishing college amid relapses was a challenge.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Parker Harris died March 31 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after a long battle with multiple sclerosis, a publicist announced.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
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Over the next 25 years, there would be 51.2 million cases of measles, 9.9 million cases of rubella and 4.3 million cases of poliomyelitis.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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There is no cure for paralytic poliomyelitis.—
Dr. Céline Gounder,
CBS News,
15 Sep. 2022
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Knocking Down Barriers to AI AI paralysis is a real thing in the C-suite.—
Tim Houlne,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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No additional information was available at press time about what caused the paralysis and a spokesperson for Lil Nas had not returned a request for comment.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
17 Apr. 2025
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Embiid, though, was still battling injury throughout that series, which included Bell’s palsy.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
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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“Cerebral palsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cerebral%20palsy. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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