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CP and osteoarthritis
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lissypie
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my daughter has mild cerebral palsy and autism she also has enlarged lateral brain ventricles and has a learning disability she is now 31 and has recently been diagnosed with osteoathritis seems to be one thing after another with her at the moment is it common for adults with CP to develop osteoarthritis
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Hi lissypie
It can be possible yes due to greater wear and tear occurring as a result of Cerebral Palsy. You might find this fact sheet by capability Scotland on CP and aging
http://www.capability-scotland.org.uk/media/57670/ageing_12.pdf
Hope this helps
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Sorry link is a PDF so might not load using the above hyperlink- if you google "cerebral palsy and aging capability Scotland" you will be able download the fact sheet
Best -
Thank you for your reply have had a look and he seems to be connected
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