Juliana Leigh Klein
Over 100 hundred people came out on Saturday, May 28, 2011 to remember and celebrate the life of Julianna Leigh Klein, netting $2430 for CPIRF’s research programs. This first annual Walk for Cerebral Palsy in Memory of Julianna was dedicated to the pretty 5 year old with cerebral palsy who passed away in October of 2008. Our deepest thanks are extended to Julianna’s mother Barbara Soucie, the Klein family, and the many sponsors, contributors and participants who made this such a special day and event. We are also indebted to Southington, CT Superintendent of Schools Joseph V. Erardi, Jr. and the Parent Teacher Organization which co-sponsored the event and for the support provided by the Southington High School Key Club.
Most treatments for cerebral palsy (CP) are initially directed toward children. What is not clearly established is the long- term effects of such treatments. Many appear helpful in the short term but prove to be disadvantageous in the long run. Selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) is a permanent, irreversible neurosurgical procedure for reducing spasticity in cerebral palsy. Parents contemplating SDR for their child would like assurance that that there will not be harmful complications from it as the child ages into adolescence and adulthood. We now have new evidence...
