My mother is 61 years old and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when she was 17 months old, her mother was a wonderful, strong woman who had total faith that her daughter would grow up as normal as possible. The problem is that her mother is gone now and symptoms are starting to reappear and [...]

The most simple answer as to why a child is suffering from cerebral palsy is because they have suffered some form of damage to their brain. Normally such damage will have occurred before, during or after the child has been born. But in order to find out which kind of injury to the brain and [...]

Unfortunately for any child suffering from Cerebral Palsy there is no cure; however there are treatments for this particular condition which can be used to help improve a child’s skills and capabilities. In fact the treatment of cerebral palsy has now meant than many people suffering from this particular condition are now able to lead [...]

Learning about this subject will help you more in the long run than you may realize, until the time comes when you really need it.

Person-belief has been examined in producer with cerebral palsy. This affects many different areas of life plus public, nimble and academic competence. There is some dispute whether youthful producer with [...]

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Be origin cerebral palsy is not one diagnosis but instead contains a spectrum of disorders with a category of tangible findings, inebriations and origins, it is not surprising that a precise diagnosis [...]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one out of nearly 280 births will result in the child being born with Cerebral Palsy. This is up from the previous number of one in nearly 670 born with the injury.

Cerebral Palsy is one of the most common motor disabilities in children. It happens [...]

Currently, there are more Cerebral Palsy lawsuits in courts across America and in Europe than there are cases of Erb’s palsy, but some of the most recent successful birth injury cases have been coming from Erb’s Palsy litigation in which a child’s brachial paralysis, or arm paralysis, was preventable and the negligence of a physician [...]

A family is typically flooded with emotions after the birth of their child, whether it be their first or their fifth, it is a moment in time that will forever be ingrained in their minds. Which is why it is heart wrenching for a mother and father to be informed that their newborn infant has [...]

Medical malpractice occurs when a physician or some other healthcare provider fails to act reasonably under the circumstances, and the unreasonable conduct results in harm. When a medical practitioner’s conduct hurts an infant, the malpractice is especially tragic.

While most of the 2.7% of births that result in a birth injury in the United States [...]

Hypotonia is more a description than a diagnosis. It is most often seen in newborns (congenital) and infants, but it may persist through adolescence into adulthood. Another name for infantile hypotonia is “floppy baby syndrome.” This refers to the tendency of a hypotonic infant’s arms, legs, and head to “flop,” or dangle loosely, when they [...]