DID YOU KNOW THAT... IN THE WORLD THERE ARE 17 MILLION PEOPLE WITH CEREBRAL PALSY?
Every hour a child with Cerebral Palsy (also CP) is born in the world, Cerebral Palsy in English).
It Is the most common physical disability in childhood.
Cerebral Palsy is a generic term that groups together a set of disorders. It Is a permanent condition, but not immutable.
Cerebral Palsy is a permanent physical disability due to damage to the developing brain.
In most cases, a cerebral lesion occurs during pregnancy and then leads to Cerebral Palsy.
Motor disability can be minimal or very disabling, depending on the individual.
PERINATAL AND PEDIATRIC STROKE- FAQ
Here are our answers to all the frequently asked questions.
Because we believe that only the widespread and scientifically validated knowledge regarding Strokes in infants and children can help science evolve and families not to lose hope.
FACEBOOK COMMUNITIES
Started up with a few families back in 2014, the closed group 'Families #FightTheStroke' on Facebook has become an extended and always active community, often the first point of arrival after diagnosis; it has been defined as 'a virtuous example of bottom-up collaboration, mutual help between equals and civic activism in the digital age', a motivation that has ensured its recognition as the Facebook Community Leadership Circles for the healthcare/parenting category.
WE WROTE A BOOK BECAUSE WE STILL HAD SOMETHING TO SAY. AND TO BE THANKFUL FOR.
A book about the good sense of Mirror Neurons and what we learned from the our history with Mario, starting from the beginning, passing through the TED talk and finishing with our first projects between medicine and technology.
You can buy it in your library of confidence or online at Amazon, in paper version, in ebook or in audiobook – available in Italian and German.
The proceeds from the sale of the book will be entirely donated to the Fightthestroke Foundation, for a better future of young stroke survivors and children with Cerebral Palsy.
