Brain Injury

(Baltimore, MD) - Kennedy Krieger Institute has been named the State Lead Center for Maryland as part of a national network of healthcare institutions in what is being called the largest collaborative effort in the history of pediatric medicine.

The 51 other institutions in conjunction with Kennedy Krieger will work together to address the number one cause of death and disability for children and young adults in the United States - brain injury.

BALTIMORE - Physicians at Kennedy Krieger Institute and neuro-imaging experts at the Institute's F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging have developed a new way to see the white matter pathways, or "cables," that carry messages from one part of the brain to another in children with cerebral palsy. Already, the new technique has led to a better understanding of how disorders of the developing brain lead to cerebral palsy - which holds promise for better diagnosis and more effective treatment.