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In reply to the discussion: Me vs CP and DU (the long story, for those who don't know it) [View all]IdaBriggs
(10,559 posts)What we found was an undiagnosed condition (growth retardation caused by preventable and correctable nutritional deficiency) that in 111 out of 134 cases was MIS-diagnosed as cerebral palsy because they saw improvement in their mobility levels and such. The younger they were, the faster they responded, and we have no data on children past twelve years of age/suspect those changes (if any) may be impacted by the long term deficiency issues and growth plate changes, etc.
No one can CURE cerebral palsy - the very idea is heresy!
And besides, if we had Real Proof (like video and data and physician observant - oh, wait! we do!) then Real Researchers would be all over it --
Ask me about the last cerebral palsy conference I attended. In the business world, we call the stuff they were doing "job security" because they KNOW they aren't required to actually make any new insights, let alone look at videos of "impossible" things (like little girls who get out of their wheelchairs on their own at age nine).