Doctors at Duke University Medical Center hope to reduce some of the symptoms of cerebral palsy (CP) in children by injecting them with stem cells from the blood of their own umbilical cords.
According to United Cerebral Palsy, a national charity dedicated to serving CP victims and their families, about 8,000 newborns and infants are diagnosed with the condition each year.
If you or a loved one has cerebral palsy you may be wondering if it will affect life expectancy. Find out more the average cerebral palsy life expectancy statistics.
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