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Cerebral Palsy Learning Center
Doctor Specialties could include:
- Pediatric Neurologi...
- Pediatrician
- Family Practice Phy...
- Neurologist
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Child Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist
- Internist
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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist
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Physical Therapist
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Speech Therapist
- Social Worker
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Call your health care provider if symptoms of cerebral palsy develop, especially if you know that an injury occurred during birth or early infancy.
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Parents should seek medical advice when they notice what seems to be slow development in movement, speech, or cognitive ability in their young child. If a child does not acquire certain skills within a normal time frame, there may be some cause fo...
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The number of health care professionals who provide care for persons with CP is extensive. Pediatricians or family physicians may make the initial diagnosis. However, in the growing environment of primary care, the pediatric nurse practitioner may...
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A neurologist is a physician who has undergone additional training to diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system.
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A physician who specializes in the treatment of children from birth through adolescence. A pediatrician is a physician who has taken extra training in the development and diseases of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults through age 21....
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American pediatrician 1870–1960 A portrait of Owen Wilson. In the preface of "The Care and Feeding of Southern Babies," Wilson said that other similar works focused on childrearing in cooler climates, and therefore were inapplicable to infants in ...
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The American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes Family Medicine as a distinct discipline requiring an additional three years of training for doctors who wish to become Board Certified in this field. Family Medicine doctors are usually primary care providers (PCPs) [formerly general practitioners, or GPs] for the entire family.
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After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous 3 year training program in Internal Medicine.
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After completion of medical school, the pediatrician completes another three years of training and must pass an examination to be Board Certified in Pediatrics. A
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A social worker is a helping professional who is distinguished from other human service professionals by a focus on both the individual and his or her environment. Generally, social workers have at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited educ...
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A social worker is a helping professional who is distinguished from other human service professionals by a focus on both the individual and his or her environment. Generally, social workers have at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited educ...
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