Should Cerebral Palsy Be Capitalized?

Do not capitalize names of diseases and conditions (e.g., multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, attention deficit disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome).

Which diseases are capitalized?

In general, do not capitalize the names of diseases, disorders, therapies, treatments, theories, concepts, hypotheses, principles, models, and statistical procedures.

Do you capitalize mental disorders?

She was diagnosed with anorexia, according to her parents. He was treated for depression. Some common mental disorders, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (mental illnesses or disorders are lowercase, except when known by the name of a person, such as Asperger's syndrome): - Autism spectrum disorders.

Alexander Ross

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