CEREBRAL PALSY LAWYER
A Cerebral Palsy Lawyer is a lawyer who investigates and brings lawsuits on behalf of injured infants who are victims of medical malpractice which causes cerebral palsy. A Cerebral Palsy Lawyer will take your case to trial if necessary to insure maximum personal injury settlement.
About Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy is a term used to describe a group of disorders effecting body movement and muscle co-ordination. The medical definition of is "a non-progressive but not unchanging disorder of movement and/or posture, due to an insult or anomaly of the developing brain." Development of the brain starts in early pregnancy and continues until about age three. Damage to the brain during this time may result in cerebral palsy. This damage interferes with messages from the brain to the body, and from the body to the brain. The affects of vary from individual to individual. At its mildest, cerebral palsy may result in a slight awkwardness of movement or hand control. At its most severe, it results in virtually no muscle control, profoundly affecting movement and speech.
Depending on which areas of the brain have been damaged, one or more of the following may occur:
- muscle tightness or spasm
- involuntary movement
- difficulty with gross motor skills such as walking or running
- difficulty with fine motor skills such as writing and speaking
- abnormal perception and sensation
These effects may cause associated problems such as difficulties in feeding, poor bladder and bowel control, breathing problems, and pressure sores. The brain injury which caused cerebral palsy may also lead to other conditions such as:
- seizures
- learning disabilities
- hearing impairment
- vision problems
It is important to remember that limbs affected by cerebral palsy are not paralyzed and can feel pain, heat, cold and pressure. It is also important to remember that, just because someone with cerebral palsy may not be able to speak, it does not mean he has nothing to say. The degree of physical disability experienced by a person with is not an indication of his level of intelligence.
People with cerebral palsy have a normal life-expectancy. Damage to the brain is a one-time event so the condition will not get worse although the affects may change over time. Some may improve: for example, a child whose hands are affected may be able to gain enough hand control to write and to dress himself. Others may get worse: tight muscles can cause problems in the hips and spines of growing children which require orthopedic surgery; the aging process can be harder on bodies with abnormal posture or which have had little exercise. Cerebral Palsy is NOT contagious, NOT hereditary, and NOT life-threatening. It can be debilitating, however.
Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy
CAT scans (Computerized Axial Tomography) and MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) can identify lesions in the brain. This technology enables some children, who are at risk of having cerebral palsy, to be diagnosed very early. However, for the majority of people with cerebral palsy it will be months and sometimes years, before a diagnosis is confirmed. A child will probably be delayed in reaching her "milestones" such as rolling over, sitting and standing. A baby may feel unusually stiff or floppy. A diagnosis is unlikely to be given until the child's progress is observed over a period of time and other conditions are ruled out.
A Cerebral Palsy Lawyer will provide a FREE consultation regarding suspected birth injury. A Cerebral Palsy Lawyer will investigate your case at no charge, and work on a contingency fee, which means that no money will be owed unless money is recovered for you by settlement or verdict.
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