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Birth
injury attorney and birth injury lawyer - here you can find
a qualified birth injury attorney to assist you and your loved
one in the case of a birth injury. Birth injuries may include
cerebral palsy, or a birth injury due to medical negligence
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birth of a baby is a joyous occassion in the life of a husband
and wife. However, sometimes the child birth process does not
go as planned. Many times there is physician negligence involved
during the birthing process. Eighty percent of all childbirths
end up in some form of complication. A lot of trust is put into
the medical team and sometimes they do not always make the right
decisions. in many cases the result is cerebral palsy.
Spastic
Cerebral Palsy and Athetoid Cerebral Palsy are two types of
cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders characterized
by loss of movement and/or loss of other nerve functions.
These disorders are caused by injuries to the brain that occur
during fetal development or near or at the time of birth.
Spastic Cerebral Palsy is the most common form of cerebral
palsy, affecting 70-80%, and Athetoid Cerebral Palsy leads
to difficulty controlling and coordinating movement. Damage
to the basal ganglia, in the midbrain, is usually what results
in Athetoid Cerebral Palsy. [More]
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CAN CEREBRAL PALSY BE TREATED? |
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Once
the disorder is identified, there are an ever-growing number
of resources and programs, many of them government-funded.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in part
provides for early intervention services across the country.
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Physical therapy, speech therapy, and specialized play therapy
are accepted modes of management that have replaced the less
effective institutions of the past. Still, most parents will
seek supplementary treatment from private facilities for their
child. If medical negligence played any part in contributing
to your child's disorder, the burden of these costs should not
fall entirely on your shoulders.[More] |
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Cerebral
Palsy Causes
Below are examples of known causes of cerebral palsy. Unfortunately,
this condition is not always explainable.
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But
when it results from a birth injury, a law firm such as ours can investigate
to find what went wrong. Click here for a free birth
injury evaluation.
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In general, cerebral palsy is a condition caused by restricted
or delayed oxygen flow to the brain in the unborn or newborn
baby. Severity depends upon the section of brain affected.
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Specifically,
the damage results from inadequate blood flow to the brain and/or
inadequate concentrations of oxygen in brain tissue.
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Other,
less common factors can contribute to brain damage causes of
cerebral palsy, such as unusual viruses, mother-child blood
type conflict, or accidental head trauma.
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This
unfortunate disability is sometimes not preventable. However,
mistreatment or poor diagnosis of pregnancy complications, or
mishandling of the baby during birth, are often contributing
factors that should have been prevented.
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