November 27, 2006
Peto Treatment (Conductive Education) Introduced to Vietnam
The sometimes controversial Peto treatment, also known as Conductive Education, is brought into Vietnamese hospitals and showing lots of promise.
Vietnam receives Hungarian cerebral palsy treatment
A course of treatment for cerebral palsy in children, first developed in Hungary in the 1950′s, which is being tried out by the Central Pediatrics Hospital in Hanoi is proving highly effective.
Deputy Head of the hospital’s Rehabilitation Ward, Dr. Tran Thu Ha, said in just two weeks after employing the Peto treatment, seven children with cerebral palsy had made great progress.
Most often, children with cerebral palsy settle into wheelchairs for the rest of their lives. However, with Peto cerebral palsy treatment, which uses language and exercises, patients reportedly have a much higher chance of getting well again than with any other cure.
To read the full article: http://www.thanhniennews.com/healthy/?catid=8&newsid=22546
November 23, 2006
Fetal Blood Monitoring Is Pointless?
The OxiFirst Fetal Oxygen Saturation Monitoring System, a test which checks how much oxygen is in fetal blood before delivery, was found to have no impact on whether a C-section was needed, neither did it have any bearing in the health of the newborn baby, say researchers from the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Maternal/Fetal Medicine Units Network. The researchers concluded there are no compelling reasons to use this new technology.
You can read about this study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
To read complete article: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/healthnews.php?newsid=57445
November 16, 2006
Brain Scans Might Help Predict Cerebral Palsy’s Effects
Oct. 4, 2006 — British and European researchers recommend magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans for all children with cerebral palsy.
The brain scans may help predict cerebral palsy’s effects, giving parents more information about their child’s condition, note the researchers.
They included Martin Bax, DM, and FRCPCH, of the pediatrics department at Imperial College London. Their study appears in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that involve body movement and muscle coordination. Cerebral palsy can cause minimal disability in some and profound disability in others. It is a permanent condition, but treatment can help manage its effects.
For more info:
http://www.webmd.com/content/article/128/116990?src=RSS_PUBLIC
