Cerebral Palsy Treatments and Advances - A Case Study

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8 year old boy. Complicated, difficult delivery resulted in ischemic hypoxic injury to brain.

First scan: Prominent abnormalities in temporal lobes, especially on left side.

Second scan: Generalized improvement in blood flow with greater amount of yellow on the slices on far right of picture.

• Improved flow to both temporal lobes.

Patient's mother reported:

• Some improvement in inappropriate behavior.
• Less leg dragging.
• Markedly improved ability to have bowel movements with no incontinence.
• Muscle tone, attention, concentration improvements.