The Official Parent's Sourcebook on Cerebral Palsy

This sourcebook has been created for parents who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells parents where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to cerebral palsy, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on cerebral palsy. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Cerebral Palsy: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Cerebral Palsy; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Cerebral Palsy; Chapter 5. Patents on Cerebral Palsy; Chapter 6. Books on Cerebral Palsy; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Cerebral Palsy; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Cerebral Palsy; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Cerebral Palsy; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Child's Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix D. Your Child's Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; CEREBRAL PALSY GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Cerebral Diplegia, Congenital spastic paralysis, Congenital static encephalopathy, Infantile Cerebral Paralysis, Little Disease, Little's disease, Palsy.