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Preemie Books
The
Preemie Parents Companion: The Essential Guide to Caring for Your Premature Baby
in the Hospital, at Home, and Through the First Years by Susan L Madden M.S,
William Sears MD, Jane E Stewart MD
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Cerebral Palsy Dictionary
H Habilitation: Teaching new skills to children with developmental disabilities. Handicapped: Having some sort of disability, including physical disabilities, mental retardation, sensory impairments, behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, or multiple handicaps. Head control: The ability to control the movements of the head. Hemiplegia: A type of cerebral palsy in which only the right or left side of the body is affected. Hepatitis: An inflammation of the liver. High tone: A tightness or spasticity of the muscles. Hippotherapy: Treatment with the help of a horse. Hoyer lift: Mechanical (hydraulic) device for lifting and transferring individuals. Hydrocephalus: Excess fluid within the cranial cavity that may cause increased pressure on brain tissue, often leading to the development of an abnormally large head. Hydrotherapy: Water therapy. Hyperactivity: A specific nervous-system-based difficulty which makes it hard for a person to control muscle (motor) behavior and results in restlessness, fidgeting, overactive movements. Hyperextensible: Overly flexible. Hyperopia: Farsightedness; a condition in which distant objects can be clearly seen, but nearby objects appear blurred. Hyperplasia: Excessive growth of tissue-for example, of gum tissue. Hypertonia: An increased tension or spasticity of the muscles. High tone. Hypotonia: Decreased tension of a muscle. Low tone. |
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