New York Cerebral Palsy Attorney
Cerebral palsy is a term that encompasses a variety of mental and physical disorders acquired during birth that may have lifelong consequences. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, 500,000 - 800,000 people suffer from some degree of cerebral palsy disability in the Unites States. Every year, approximately 5,000 babies are born with cerebral palsy. This type of birth injury is preventable with diligent obstetrical and medical professional care.
While there is no cure for cerebral palsy, there are a variety of treatments that help people with cerebral palsy manage a high-quality lifestyle and function effectively in their daily lives. Physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy are among the many therapies used to treat cerebral palsy conditions. When a patient is denied treatment or negligently informed they do not require treatments, that patient may have been a victim of medical malpractice.
Was your child born with cerebral palsy disabilities and you suspect medical negligence? If you or anyone you know are in need of the services of a New York Cerebral Palsy Attorney, please contact us today.
Medical malpractice occurs when a doctor, nurse, or medical practitioner shirks his or her duty to properly and sufficiently treat patients to the best of his or her ability. When the standard of care in patient treatment is breached or a medical worker performs egregious errors on patients, then that doctor should pay for putting patients in harm's way.
Types of cerebral palsy:
- Spastic - the most common type of cerebral palsy accounting for more than 80% of people with cerebral palsy. People with this type suffer from spastic, jerky movements due to neuromuscular dysfunction.
- Ataxic - this type occurs in nearly 10% of all cerebral palsy cases. Ataxic cerebral palsy affects balance, coordination, depth perception, and tremors.
- Athetoid - rare type of cerebral palsy affecting coordination and body posture.
Was your child born with cerebral palsy disabilities and you suspect medical negligence? If you or anyone you know are in need of the services of a New York Cerebral Palsy Attorney, please contact us today.
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