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Defying the Odds: Para Snowboarder Zach Miller's Second Paralympic Games

Zach Miller was diagnosed with left hemiplegic cerebral palsy at six months old. He is a world champion snowbo...

The 2026 AAP Cooling Report: Who Qualifies for Therapeutic Hypothermia and Why the First Six Hours Matter

Cooling therapy remains the only proven treatment for newborn brain injury from oxygen loss. The 2026 AAP clin...

FDA Expands Xeomin for Children With Cerebral Palsy: What Botulinum Toxin Can and Can't Do

A June 2026 FDA label update names children with cerebral palsy in Xeomin's pediatric arm spasticity indicatio...

Early Intervention for Cerebral Palsy: What to Focus on and When

Early intervention can begin before a cerebral palsy diagnosis is even confirmed. Here's how early detection a...

Cerebral Palsy Treatment Innovations to Watch in 2026

A wave of research is moving cerebral palsy care beyond managing symptoms toward protecting and repairing the ...

Recent Cerebral Palsy and Birth Injury Verdicts: What 2024-2025 Tells Families

In 2024 and 2025, juries returned some of the largest birth injury verdicts in U.S. history. Here is what thos...

Deep Brain Stimulation for Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy: Where the Evidence Stands

Deep brain stimulation is best known for Parkinson's, but for some children with dystonic cerebral palsy it ma...

Genetics and Cerebral Palsy: What New Whole-Genome Studies Reveal

For decades cerebral palsy was blamed mainly on birth complications. New genomic research is rewriting that st...

AI for Early Cerebral Palsy Detection: Automating the Movement Test

The most accurate early test for cerebral palsy needs a trained expert. Researchers are teaching AI to do it f...

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Kelsey Pabst, RN

Kelsey is an experienced surgical nurse who works extensively with pediatric patients and families navigating birth injuries and cerebral palsy diagnoses. She is licensed by the Missouri Board of Nursing and operates under the Nurse Licensure Compact, allowing her to practice across compact-member states. As both a mentor and patient advocate, Kelsey focuses on safety, communication, and compassionate care: helping families understand medical procedures, treatment options, and the realities of pediatric conditions.

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