Your child has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and you want answers.

* What caused it?
* Could it have been prevented?
* Who will pay my child’s medical bills?
* What treatments are available to them?
* What doctors can help?

The Law Offices of Hugh Howerton want to help parents of children afflicted with Cerebral Palsy find the answers to these questions and more....

Cerebral palsy is a permanent, non-progressive condition caused by damage to the cerebrum, the largest area of the brain, where movement is controlled. The most common symptoms of cerebral palsy include difficulty moving and controlling various muscles. This may result in problems:

* walking
* using the arms or hands
* speaking
* swallowing
* breathing
* hearing
* seeing
* and learning.
* Seizures may also occur in some cases.

There are four types of cerebral palsy:

1. spastic cerebral palsy (the most common, it involves stiff, contracted muscles in one to four limbs),
2. ataxic cerebral palsy (creates problems with balance, depth perception, and fine motor skills),
3. athetoid cerebral palsy (includes uncontrolled movements in arms, hands, legs, feet, face, mouth, or tongue), and
4. mixed cerebral palsy (means two or more types are found in the same individual).

Causes of cerebral palsy may occur during pregnancy, during the birth process, or after a child is born. Lack of oxygen to the brain, trauma to the baby's head, and certain infections are possible causes of cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is sometimes a result of a medical mistake or miscalculation. For example, the baby may move into an improper position that makes a caesarian-section necessary during the birthing process. If the doctor does not recognize or respond to the situation early enough, the baby's oxygen supply may be inadequate and cerebral palsy may result.

Sign & Symptoms Include

* The infant demonstrates poor sucking after birth
* Seizures develop with 24-48 hours
* The child is floppy at birth
* The skin is blue and dusky at birth
* The infant needs resuscitation at, or shortly after birth because they are not breathing
* There is no history of brain damage in the family
* The bag of water was ruptured for over 24 hours
* There is meconium staining on the baby at delivery

Other Birth injuries

Erb’s Palsy, Brachial Plexus Palsy or Shoulder Dystocia occurs when excessive lateral traction is applied to the fetal neck region during delivery. This can cause the child’s nerves to be torn resulting in a limp arm. Tearing of these nerves can produce permanent paralysis or limitations in the arm

 

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