Cerebral palsy is a term used to describe a group of chronic conditions affecting body movement and muscle coordination. It is caused by damage to one or more specific areas of the brain, usually occurring during fetal development; before, during, or shortly after birth; or during infancy. Thus, these disorders are not caused by problems [...]

Cerebral palsy is an incurable disorder, so there is no way to completely treat it. But there are many cerebral palsy treatments that will help to reduce the effects of the disease. Each case is of course different and will require different types of treatment for their cerebral palsy type. Usually getting various types of [...]

For many parents today having their child diagnosed with suffering from cerebral palsy can be extremely devastating for all concerned. In this article, we take a look at what may be the causes of cerebral palsy in children and the ways in which it can possibly be treated.
Cerebral Palsy is in fact not a [...]

When it comes to infant cerebral palsy, it may well take a number of years for the symptoms to present themselves and very rarely will they before the child has reached the age of 3. So actually being able to provide a diagnosis of cerebral palsy in infants before this age can be extremely difficult [...]

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 [...]

Cerebral Palsy is a condition where muscles become uncontrollable due to lack of oxygen in the brain. There are four major types of cerebral palsy: spastic, athetoid, ataxic, and mixed.
Spastic cerebral palsy commonly affects the limb area of your body. The limbs get vulnerable when you are inflicted with this type of cerebral [...]

Cerebral Palsy is a congenital disorder involving the motor function that controls movements and the capacity to move. It is attained during the early age and followed through after birth because of a brain corrosion that becomes non-progressive. It affects body movement and muscle coordination due to certain areas of the brain. Cerebral Palsy [...]

Have you seen someone that has a contorted body and is unable to control their posture and movement? Someone who has difficulties with their speech, have a learning disability or other related illnesses caused by cerebral palsy? To some people, they don’t even know the meaning of cerebral palsy. But actually, it is a [...]

There are different types of Cerebral Palsy affecting several people. Cerebral palsy occurs during the early stages of birth and a few months afterbirth. In fact, early detection of cerebral palsy in infants can be noticed. Cerebral palsy is not caused by problems in the muscles or nerves but due to damage to motor [...]