Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy is a disorded that impairs an individual's ability to properly control motor functions, posture, and movement. The causes of this Cerebral Palsy Brain Disorder can be genetic, drug-induced, or through complications in childbirth. Cerebral Palsy can even afflict a newborn baby while still in the womb.
Cerebral Palsy is classified as a neurological disorder. The damage the brain receives during its time in the womb can malform certain neurological components that make up a healthy neurological system
One way cerebral palsy may afflict a newborin is in the failure of a doctor to diagnose fetal distress resulting in birth asphyxia and brain damage often diagnosed as cerebral palsy. Although no cure has yet been successful in the treatment of cerebral palsy, a comfortable life may be lived if properly treated.
Types of Cerebral Palsy:
Spastic Cerebral Palsy - characterized by stiff limbs due to tense
muscles
Athetoid (or Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy) - characterized by uncontrolled
muscle movement
Ataxic Cerebral Palsy - rare, hampers balance and depth perception
Mixed Forms - involves characteristics of more than one type of
cerebral palsy
The United Cerebral Palsy Associations approximates that more than
500,000 citizens of the United States are afflicted with cerebral
palsy.
Here at NewYorkBirthDefects.com we use our years of experience in handling birth defect cases to investigate every possible factor that would cause a birth defect like cerebral palsy and to ensure that you and your child will receive full compensation for your child’s injuries.
If you feel your child has been injured as a result of a birth
injury please call now to ensure you take the right steps. The initial
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