Search Results for 'Cerebral palsy'

There is some quizzing fun in store at Bosh Bar & Restaurant on Thursday November 27 at 9pm, in aid of a very good cause.

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Mischa Gleeson (aged six) from Louisburgh is just like all other little girls her age, she loves to play and have fun. But Mischa has spastic diplegia cerebral palsy which restricts her movement and makes her muscles tight which makes it impossible for her to walk like other children her age. Fortunately Mischa has just been accepted to have an operation. The selective dorsal rhizotomy operation involves cutting the nerves at the base of Mischa's spine that cause the abnormal tone in her legs. This will permanently reduce the spasticity in Mischa's lower limbs, improving her sitting and standing postures significantly.

The High Court has approved a settlement of €3 million to a 27-year-old Mayo woman who has cerebral palsy due to injuries sustained at birth at Mayo General Hospital.

An eight year old boy has secured €3 million in settlement of his High Court case over the severe injuries he suffered at birth.

A two-year-old Connemara girl whose fight for survival has defied all odds, and amazed doctors and family alike, is looking for help.