Dr Turner, 66, from Bath, had a progressive and incurable degenerative disease called supranuclear palsy.
Mr Maynard told MPs that he had a combination of cerebral palsy and epilepsy.
The discovery gives hope to patients who suffer from conditions such as Bell's palsy.
His son Jared has Cerebral Palsy and does not let that hold him back.
The teenager, who has cerebral palsy, finished the race in four minutes, 42.81 seconds.
In 2009 Mr. Rainwater was diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, a degenerative neurological disease.
Brooke was diagnosed with cerebral palsy aged two-and-a-half and has spent most of her life in a wheelchair.
They hope it will be a unique visitors' attraction for children like daughter Olivia, 13, who has cerebral palsy.
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Willow Emmison-Neal, from Selby, has a form of cerebral palsy and requires a walking frame or crutches to walk.
In some cases, this may cause the baby to be born with a brain defect such as cerebral palsy.
Brooke Lawrance, from Ipswich, who has cerebral palsy, underwent five hours of life-changing spinal surgery in America last November.
C-sections in rich countries in the past three decades has brought no decrease in the incidence of cerebral palsy.
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Among the disabled employees is the head of HR, who has cerebral palsy.
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Sanika Ahmed, from Southsea, Hampshire, has Erb's palsy and needed surgery on her arm by the age of nine months.
Bell's palsy is the most common cause and although most make a good recovery, some are left with muscle weakness.
As a result, the daughter was left with cerebral palsy, problems with speaking and hearing, severe learning difficulties and epilepsy.
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For example, few clinicians think that babies get cerebral palsy because the obstetrician failed to deliver them by caesarean section.
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The study found that parents used alternative therapies to treat anything from constipation to clotting disorders, and diabetes to cerebral palsy.
The compensation, approved by Mr Justice Foskett, is thought to be one of the highest amounts yet given for Erb's Palsy.
At PatientsLikeMe, there are forums where people discuss experiences with AIDS, supranuclear palsy, depression, organ transplants, post-traumatic stress disorder and self-mutilation.
"Amputees, strokes, autism, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy -- you probably can't think of a disability that's not represented, " Traum said.
Some have even shrunk, such as the agency that helps people suffering from cerebral palsy, epilepsy and other such mental disabilities.
Mhairi MacGregor, who described her daughter as having "very severe and complex cerebral palsy and learning difficulties", said she remained anxious.
Roberts was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of 11 and was told that swimming was the best form of physiotherapy.
During that time the frequency of cerebral palsy cases has been flat.
Children who suffered from cerebral palsy, another disorder linked to faulty early neural development, did not have elevated levels of the proteins.
Kefu's rugby future was in doubt earlier this week after he took a banned substance prednisone to treat viral disorder Bell's Palsy.
Mrs Jones's statement earlier outlined how April had a mild form of cerebral palsy and took ibuprofen and paracetamol to manage her pain.
"He could freak out and have a violent situation, " said Eliza Factor, of Brooklyn, whose son Felix, 9, has autism and cerebral palsy.
Anne Mitchell, for example, pulled her son Gordon out because she did not like the way his school dealt with his cerebral palsy.
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