spastic

Example Sentences

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She was also diagnosed with spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy and epilepsy.

From Washington Times

He said Ava, who has hereditary spastic paraplegia which affects her motor controls and speech, made the suggestion after seeing videos online.

From BBC

The finding particularly relates to what is known as the "spastic paraplegias", where the malfunction is in the upper part of the spinal cord.

From BBC

But when I was two, my parents took me to see a children's doctor and they basically said I'd never walk or talk and my parents would have a spastic child.

From BBC

Sally Morton's daughter has spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy affecting her ability to move her legs.

From BBC