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Birth Injury
Is it Malpractice When a Material Infection Causes Cerebral Palsy?
How Cerebral Palsy Affects Development of Children in Kentucky & Ohio
Kentucky Birth Injuries Caused by Obstetric Forceps
Pitocin and Kentucky Birth Injuries
Kentucky Birth Injuries Caused by Vacuum Extractions
Semi-Truck and Auto Accidents
Kentucky Car Accidents and Drowsy Driving
Cell Phones and Kentucky Car Accidents
Defective Maintenance Issues Can Cause Kentucky Truck Wrecks
Texting Ban on Kentucky Motorists passed by House
Dangerous and Defective Products
Drugs for Osteoporosis Prescribed Unecessarily?
Defective Children’s Products & Toys are Constantly Recalled
Food manufacturers make consumers responsible
Defibrillator recalled by ZOLL Medical Corporation
Medical Mistakes
Fewer complications from heart device specialists
Pain Pumps
Daubert Motion in Pain Pump Case Found for Plaintiff
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturer I-Flow Settles Lawsuits
Shoulder Pain Pump Manufacturers Have Been Silent
Pain Pumps: FDA Requires Warning that Use in Joint Causes Chondrolysis and Cartilage Damage
General
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
Lawsuit Filed Against Bayer for Misrepresenting Safety and Effectiveness of Yaz
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
Cerebral Palsy can be Caused by a Maternal Infection
When Newborn Jaundice Becomes Serious – What Every Kentucky Parent Should Know
Cerebral Palsy’s Impact on the Development of Children in Kentucky & Ohio
Nothing is More Heart Wrenching Than Seeing The Consequences of a Prolapsed Umbilical Cord
Did You Know That Pitocin Can Cause Serious Birth Injuries?
Semi-Truck and Auto Accidents
Tired Truckers are a Danger to People on Kentucky Highways
Avoid a Kentucky Car Accident Caused by Drowsiness
Don't Ignore a Head Injury Following a Kentucky Auto Accident
Ten Factors That Can Lead to a Serious Kentucky Truck Accident
Cell Phones Are Blamed For Many Kentucky Car Accidents
Dangerous and Defective Products
Kentucky Lawsuits Filed Over Toyota’s Defective Accelerator Pedal
Fosamax osteoporosis drug prescribed when women only has osteopenia
Zicam cases in Kentucky and Ohio
Fentanyl pain patch being abused
Medical Mistakes
Common Drug Errors to Watch Out For
One in Fifteen Children Injured by Medicine Mistakes
One in 50 Heart Attack Victims Sent Home by Emergency Room Doctors
Surgical Errors Cost Billions of Dollars Every Year
How to prevent medical mistakes
Pain Pumps
PAGCL & Shoulder Pain Pumps: What a Recent Study Reveals
Recent News Regarding Pain Pump Cases
Pain Pumps Used After Knee Surgery Can Cause Damage
Know the Symptoms of PAGCL, Especially if You Used a Shoulder Pain Pump
Medical Studies Find a Link Between Pain Pumps and Chondrolysis
General
Signs and Treatment of Kidney Failure
Yaz or Yasmin Birth Control Can Cause Deep Vein Thrombosis
Symptoms of Pulmonary Embolism Caused by Yaz and Yasmin Birth Control
Understanding cerebral palsy
Attorney Ronald E. Johnson of Schachter & Hendy concentrates on legal issues surrounding children's birth injuries.Cerebral palsy is a form of injury that sometimes occurs due to birth trauma. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) has information and resources for parents who want to know more about cerebral palsy.
What is Cerebral Palsy?
Cerebral palsy is a type of neurological disorder that happens in babies and early childhood. It affects that child's body movement and muscle coordination. Cerebral palsy is caused by problems in the parts of the brain that direct muscle movement.
Most children who have cerebral palsy were born with it. The signs should occur before the child reaches 3 years of age.
The symptoms include:
- lack of muscle coordination
- stiff or tight muscles
- exaggerated reflexes
- walking while dragging one foot
- walking on the toes
- a crouched walk
- floppy or stiff muscle tone
- possible brain damage in the first months or years of life
- brain infections like bacterial meningitis or viral encephalitis
- head injury from a car accident, fall, or child abuse
How is cerebral palsy treated?
There is no cure for cerebral palsy. Various treatment methods can help the child to overcome some developmental disabilities. Many children with cerebral palsy can live an almost normal adult life is the parents learn to help the child manage the disabilities.
Treatment may include:
- physical therapy
- occupational therapy
- speech therapy
- drugs to manage seizures
- drugs to help muscle spasms to relax
- drugs to manage pain
- surgery to correct anatomical abnormalities or release tight muscles
- braces and orthotic devices
- wheelchairs and rolling walkers
- communication aids such as computers with attached voice synthesizers
Where can parents get more information on cerebral palsy?
United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
1660 L Street, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
national@ucp.org
http://www.ucp.org
Tel: 202-776-0406 800-USA-5UCP (872-5827)
Fax: 202-776-0414
Pathways Awareness Foundation [For Children With Movement Difficulties]
150 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60601
friends@pathwaysawareness.org
http://www.pathwaysawareness.org
Tel: 312-893-6620 800-955-CHILD (2445)
Fax: 312-893-6621
March of Dimes Foundation
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
askus@marchofdimes.com
http://www.marchofdimes.com
Tel: 914-428-7100 888-MODIMES (663-4637)
Fax: 914-428-8203
Easter Seals
233 South Wacker Drive
Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60606
info@easterseals.com
http://www.easterseals.com
Tel: 312-726-6200 800-221-6827
Fax: 312-726-1494
Children's Neurobiological Solutions (CNS) Foundation
1726 Franceschi Road
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
info@cnsfoundation.org
http://www.cnsfoundation.org
Tel: 866-CNS-5580 (267-5580) 805-898-4442
Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Assocn. (CHASA)
4101 West Green Oaks Blvd., Ste. 305
PMB 149
Arlington, TX 76016
info437@chasa.org
http://www.hemi-kids.org
Tel: 817-492-4325
Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation
1025 Connecticut Avenue
Suite 701
Washington, DC 20036
nmaher@cpirf.org
http://www.cpirf.org
Tel: 202-496-5060
Pedal with Pete [For Research on Cerebral Palsy]
P.O. Box 274
Kent, OH 44240
petezeid@aol.com
http://www.pedalwithpete.com
Tel: 800-304-PETE (7383)
Fax: 330-673-1240
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Fort Wright, KY 41011
Phone: (859) 578-4444
Fax: (859) 578-4440
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909 Wrights Summit Parkway
Suite 210
Fort Wright, KY 41011
Phone: (859) 578-4444
Fax: (859) 578-4440
Toll Free: (888) 606-5297
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