Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders caused by damage to certain areas of the brain, which affect movement and posture. The condition is usually diagnosed at a young age through a series of tests involving thorough medical background checks of both mother and child, assessment of a child’s reflexes and motor skills, and CT scans and MRIs. During the diagnostic process, a doctor is determining whether or not the child has unusual muscle tone, slow developmental skills, abnormal posture, and other early symptoms of cerebral palsy.
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Cerebral palsy is the general term for a family of neurological disorders that generally affect motor skills, mobility, and posture. The condition occurs when the brain is somehow damaged or hindered in its development. Although most cases of cerebral palsy are developed before birth, about 15-20 percent are developed during or after birth -- often as a result of medical malpractice.
If you feel your child’s cerebral palsy may have caused by medical malpractice, it is important to ensure your legal rights are protected. You may be entitled to compensation to help pay for your child’s treatment as well as your family’s suffering. Please contact us today for a FREE case evaluation with a compassionate and experienced medical malpractice attorney.
Experts are unsure as to how significant a role genetics plays in the development of cerebral palsy. However, they do know that cerebral palsy is always the result of damage to or underdevelopment of certain brain areas responsible for muscle function and motor control. Some of the more common causes of brain damage that lead to cerebral palsy include:
No two people with cerebral palsy suffer the same symptoms in the same ways. Though there are different kinds of cerebral palsy (spastic, ataxic, and atethoid or diskinetic), in general, they are all marked by poor posture, muscle tone, reflexes, and motor skills. Most people with cerebral palsy also experience muscle spasticity, the weakening of the facial muscles, which results in a speech condition known as dysarthria, and an abnormal gait.
There are also often secondary symptoms, such as learning disabilities, communication disorders, behavioral disorders, vision or hearing impairment, or seizures.
If you feel your child may have developed cerebral palsy as a result of medical malpractice, please contact Jeff Brody today for a FREE consultation. He can evaluate your case and help you determine if medical malpractice caused your child’s condition. If it is determined that medical negligence was indeed a factor, Jeff Brody can help you get the justice and closure you deserve.
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