Cerebral Palsy Attorneys
Cerebral Palsy is a medical condition caused by a permanent brain
injury inflicted before, during, or shortly after childbirth. The
affected area of the brain is typically one of the regions that control
the muscles and coordination of certain body movements. In some people
who suffer from this disorder, Cerebral Palsy is barely noticeable. Others
will be more severely affected.
In a person who suffers from Cerebral Palsy, the messages that travel
back and forth between the brain and muscles are jumbled. Though Cerebral
Palsy is not a progressive disorder, the effects of CP may gradually change
over a patients lifetime. It is important to remember that Cerebral
Palsy is neither a disease nor an illness. It is a description
of a physical impairment involving bodily motion. These motion problems
can vary from subtle to severe. No two cases of Cerebral Palsy are alike;
each patient presents his or her own symptoms. Each case is as individual
as the patient.
The diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy is often made within the first
three years of a childs life. Parents are often the first to notice that
their child is developing much slower than normal. Before diagnosing a
child with Cerebral Palsy, a physician may also order lab tests to rule
out other causes for the developmental delay (such as Tay-Sachs disease
or leukodystrophy). Some of the early signs that a child might have Cerebral
Palsy include:
- Slow to reach developmental milestones
- Abnormal muscle tone
It is important to remember that these signs listed above
are only risk factors for Cerebral Palsy. Most children who exhibit one
or more of these factors will not develop the disease. Before a diagnosis
of Cerebral Palsy can be made, doctors will carefully examine the
childs medical history for other signs that CP is indeed the root of developmental
problems.
These signs include:
Breech Birth
Complicated Labor or Delivery
Low Apgar score
Premature Birth
Multiple births
Nervous system defects
Physical defects
Maternal Bleeding
In addition to researching the childs medical history, the doctor will
also test for motor skills. After these tests are done, the doctor will
have to rule out other disorders that also cause muscular irregularity.
More specifically, the physician will look to see if the childs condition
is getting progressively worse. Since Cerebral Palsy is not a progressive
disease, a child whose condition is deteriorating may be suffering from
some other disorder.
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