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cerebral palsied

  • a word derived from cerebral palsy.
    cerebral palsy
    noun
    a form of paralysis believed to be caused by a prenatal brain defect or by brain injury during birth, most marked in certain motor areas and characterized by difficulty in control of the voluntary muscles.

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Research and slow, tedious treatment have proved that 75% of the cerebral palsied can be rehabilitated; many have above-normal intelligence.

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He learned a simple, straightforward style which helps him to convey a deep understanding of the problems of the cerebral palsied.

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But facilities and trained personnel are so short that only about 10% of the cerebral palsied get the necessary kind of training and care.

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