Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy is an umbrella term for a group of disabilities all tied to the motor cortex in the brain. The diseases are all related to the cerebrum. Palsy refers to the disorder of meeting. Cerebral palsy is caused by damage to the motor control centers of a young, developing brain. This damage can occur during pregnancy, childbirth, or the first three years of life.

This disease is a non-progressive disorder. This means that the brain damage that occurs will not get worse. While the brain damage won’t get worse, there are frequently secondary orthopedic difficulties. Doctors are currently able to treat only the complications from cerebral palsy, they cannot cure an individual afflicted with the disorder.

Currently, the majority of information available concerning cerebral palsy is geared towards children with the disorder. Not much is known concerning adults although doctors have noticed that arthritis and osteoporosis can occur much earlier in adults with cerebral palsy.

Recently, after years of a decrease in the number of babies with cerebral palsy, there has been a slight increase in the number of reported cases. This is seen as being related to increases in neonatal care. While neonatal care has helped to reduce the incidence of cerebral palsy, it also allows for babies with very low birth weights to survive. This contributes to the increase because babies with very low birth weights are likely to have cerebral palsy.

If your baby has developed cerebral palsy due to the poor care of a physician, contact a Madison birth defects lawyer of Habush, Habush, & Rottier at 1-800-822-1690 to discuss your case and to determine your legal options.