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Pradaxa Risk of Bleeding & Heart Attack
Study Finds Pradaxa Causes More Injuries Than Warfarin
Skecher Shape Ups and Toning Shoes
Skechers to pay $40 million for false claims about toning shoe benefits
ABC World News Reports Skechers Agrees to $40 Million Settlement with the FTC
Getting in Shape for the Summer? The Risks of Shape-Up Shoes
Reebok EasyTone and RunTone shoes false claims lawsuit
Reebok to pay $25 million for false claims about toning shoe benefits
Birth Injury
Brain Damage and KY Birth Injuries May Result from Delayed Childbirth
A Doctor’s Role in Preventing Kentucky Neonatal Infections at Birth
Should a Kentucky Doctor Be Able to Detect Neonatal E. Coli Earlier?
Shoulder Weakness from Kentucky Brachial Plexus Birth Injuries
Can Improper Prenatal Monitoring Lead to a Birth Injury in Kentucky?
Semi-Truck and Auto Accidents
A Cincinnati Truck Crash Lawyer Discusses Spinal Cord Injury Expenses
Louisville Auto Accident Leaves Teen Bicyclist Injured
Kentucky Car Accidents and Drowsy Driving
Cell Phones and Kentucky Car Accidents
Defective Maintenance Issues Can Cause Kentucky Truck Wrecks
Dangerous and Defective Products
Kentucky Defective Products Attorney on Dangerous Drugs in Covington
Zimmer NexGen knee replacement lawsuits
Darvocet pulled for link to heart damage by the FDA
Drugs for Osteoporosis Prescribed Unecessarily?
Defective Children’s Products & Toys are Constantly Recalled
Medical Mistakes
Fewer complications from heart device specialists
Pain Pumps
What Are Some of the Reported Problems with Pain Pumps?
Kimberly Clark subsidiary I-Flow sues doctor for using its pain pump product
Daubert Motion in Pain Pump Case Found for Plaintiff
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturer I-Flow Settles Lawsuits
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturers Have Been Silent
Fentanyl Pain Patch
After a Defective Fentanyl Pain Patch Causes Injuries or Death of a Loved One
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Many report injuries from Skechers to the Consumer Product Safety Commission
Yaz and Yasmin May Cause Stroke
Taking Yaz or Yasmin May Cause Deep Vein Thrombosis
Yaz Can Lead to Irregular Heartbeat
Hyperkalemia is a Potential Complication of Yaz Birth Control
News
Failure to Timely Deliver Child and Provide Proper Resuscitation...
Failure to Timely Perform Cesarean Section/ $23.3 Million Verdict...
Study Finds Botox Injections May Help Children With Cerebral Palsy...
Failure to Timely Perform Cesarean Section- Baby Suffers Stroke/ $2.3 Million Settlement...
Failure to Timely Deliver Child With Cord Wrapped Around Neck/ $2.5 Million Settlement...
Links between race and low birth weights...
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Birth Injury
Louisville Birth Injury Lawyer Discusses Klumpke Palsy Injuries
Birth Delays Linked to Kentucky Birth Injuries
Doctors Failing to Recognize Bacteria Can Cause a Kentucky Birth Injury
Kentucky Neonatal E. Coli Infections Could be Result of Medical Malpractice
Affects of Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy in Northern Kentucky Infants
Hydrocephalus at Birth – Understand This Type of Kentucky Birth Injury
Hydrocephalus. It’s not a word you often hear. In fact, it’s a word that most people don’t even know. Yet, for parents who have children suffering from this condition, it is a word that can change life forever.The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke defines hydrocephalus as “a condition in which the primary characteristic is excessive accumulation of fluid in the brain.” This life threatening condition has also been referred to as “water on the brain,” but it is important to understand that the “water” is really cerebrospinal fluid. When someone suffers from hydrocephalus, he or she may experience abnormal widening of the ventricles in the brain. The outcome can be catastrophic.
Hydrocephalus impacts about 1 in every 500 children.
Hydrocephalus is one of the conditions that is still somewhat of a mystery. Medical experts do not fully understand all of the potential causes of this disorder. Some of the causes that have been identified include:
- Premature birth complications
- Cerebral hemorrhage, also known as bleeding in the brain
- Bacterial infection
- Head trauma
- Brain tumor
There are treatment options for hydrocephalus.
The good news for patients suffering from hydrocephalus is that there are treatments available. One of the most common treatments is a procedure in which a shunt system is inserted in the brain. The shunt system consists of a shunt (a flexible plastic tube), catheter and valve. This treatment is designed to reroute the flow of cerebral spinal fluid to another area of the body.
Another treatment option for hydrocephalus is known as a third ventriculostomy. It is a procedure in which a small hole is created in the third ventricle. A neuroendoscope (a small camera) is used to locate the surgical site. The hole helps the fluid flow around the obstruction in the brain.
You have rights if your child suffered a birth injury.
If your child developed hydrocephalus following a birth injury, you may have a medical malpractice claim. It is important that you speak with a Kentucky birth injury attorney as soon as possible.
Contact the Law Office of Schachter, Hendy & Johnson at (859) 578-4444 or (888) 606-5297 for a free case evaluation. We have been representing injured victims and their families in Ohio and Kentucky for more than 35 years.
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909 Wrights Summit Parkway
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Fort Wright, KY 41011
Phone: (859) 578-4444
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Toll Free: (888) 606-5297
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