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Cerebral palsy – Treatment
Find out about the treatments used to help people with cerebral palsy. Treatments include physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, medicines and surgery.
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Cerebral palsy – Symptoms
Read about the symptoms of cerebral palsy. The main symptoms are movement and development problems, but other symptoms include drooling, difficulty feeding and communicating, and learning disability.
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Cerebral palsy – Diagnosis
Find out how cerebral palsy is diagnosed. Your child may have an assessment where a specialist will ask about their development and check for typical symptoms. Your child may also have brain scans and other tests.
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Cerebral palsy – Causes
Read about the causes of cerebral palsy, including problems that can develop before, during or shortly after birth. Also, find out what can increase a baby's chances of being born with the condition.
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Brain aneurysm - Treatment
Brain aneurysms can be treated using surgery if they've burst (ruptured) or there's a risk that they will burst.
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Brain aneurysm - Symptoms
A brain aneurysm rarely causes any symptoms unless it bursts (ruptures).
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Brain aneurysm - Prevention
You can't always prevent brain aneurysms, but you can lower your risk by not smoking and by reducing high blood pressure.
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Brain aneurysm - Diagnosis
A brain aneurysm is usually diagnosed with angiography, a type of X-ray that uses a special dye to show the blood vessels.
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Brain aneurysm - Causes
Brain aneurysms are caused by a weakness in the walls of blood vessels in the brain. There are several reasons why this may happen, although an exact cause isn't always clear.
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Brain abscess - Treatment
Read about treating a brain abscess, which usually involves a combination of antibiotics or antifungals and surgery.