Latest Hemiplegia Stories

Researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)'s Department of Rehabilitation Sciences have developed a novel treatment for people with hemiplegic arms because of stroke or unilateral cerebral palsy in order to speed up their recovery. Coined "Remind to move," the treatment requires the patients to wear a specially made sensory cueing wristwatch (SCW-V2), which is designed to provide pertinent sensory signals at a fixed interval. (PRWEB) December 26, 2012...

Actor, Author and Stroke Survivor Kevin Sorbo Delivered "True Strength" Keynote DENVER, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Elijah Rutherford, 9, suffered a stroke before birth. By age six, Elijah noticed that few were raising awareness about pediatric stroke, a leading cause of death in children in the U.S. He wanted to educate the world that children, babies and even unborn babies can have strokes. He began taking his teddy bears, Pat and Patricia, to visit children who had...

LIVONIA, Mich., June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- There is no cure for the disorder affecting 4 year old Matthew, but today he has a new hope to find a cure for Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood by winning a $250,000 grant in the Vivint Gives Back online contest. The rare children's disease, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC), is a permanent, painful neurological disorder that causes attacks of temporary paralysis that can last minutes or days. AHC is often misdiagnosed as cerebral...

LIVONIA, Mich., Dec. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Little Matthew Wuchich, 3, is the face of Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC). His story helped spur an intensive viral campaign for votes in the $250,000 November Pepsi Refresh contest. Matthew's humble "please" at the end of his videos helped propel the little known AHC Foundation into the nation's hearts and the winner's circle with a dramatic win in the final minutes of the contest. Matthew has returned to YouTube during the busy...

LIVONIA, Mich., Dec. 6, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- There is no cure for the disorder affecting Matthew, 3, Spencer, 6, "rap star" Zach, 8, or Alaina, 10, but today the children have a new hope to find a cure for Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC). Heartwarming videos featuring the children won the hearts of thousands and prompted online and text votes that catapulted AHCF into the winner's circle in the final minutes of the Pepsi Refresh contest last Tuesday night. AHCF is officially a...

LIVONIA, Mich., Nov. 29, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A Rolesville, NC family whose son is stricken with a rare, neurological and incurable disorder may win a major donation, but they need crucial votes in the remaining days of the Pepsi Refresh Project this month. Matthew Wuchich, 3, was diagnosed with Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood (AHC) when he was 18 months old, and spent this Thanksgiving Day enduring one of the most painful, full body attacks of AHC of his young life. In Wuchich's case,...

LIVONIA, Mich., Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- A Rolesville, NC family is hoping to win the Pepsi Refresh Project that could help to find a cure for a rare neurological disorder for which there is no current cure. Matthew Wuchich, age 3, was diagnosed with Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood or AHC when he was 18 months old. Winning the grant is important to the family and to others with the disease since rare diseases often are overlooked by more common ailments. In Wuchich's case, the rare...

Remotely monitored in-home virtual reality videogames improved hand function and forearm bone health in teens with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, helping them perform activities of daily living such as eating, dressing, cooking, and other tasks for which two hands are needed."While these initial encouraging results were in teens with limited hand and arm function due to perinatal brain injury, we suspect using these games could similarly benefit individuals with other illness that affect...

Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) is a potentially effective form of intervention for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, but more research is needed, according to a new systematic review published in the November issue of Physical Therapy (PTJ), the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The review, which analyzed 21 intervention studies and 2 systematic reviews, concluded that further research should focus on the frequency, duration, and type...