How Cerebral Palsy in Infants Happens

Cerebral palsy in infants is the result of a birth injury. Specifically, at some point during the birthing process or in the womb, the child is deprived of oxygen. This results in a specific type of brain injury that causes cerebral palsy. Because it is an injury to the brain, it does not heal. This also means that it is not degenerative, though symptoms sometimes worsen as the child grows older. There are specific symptoms of this disorder that sometimes necessitate that the affected child has long-term care.

• Difficulty walking
• Hearing problems
• Speech Problems
• Uneven muscle tone
• Problems with balance
• Problems with fine motor skills

Some people affected by this disorder need to be cared for in long-term care facilities. Others fare better, and are almost completely independent. In any case, people who suffer this birth injury will have to pay for medical care for their entire lives. Some of this care can be extremely expensive. In some cases, parents may want to consider pursuing lawsuits for cerebral palsy if it was the result of negligence during the birthing process.

A cerebral palsy attorney will need to establish that the cerebral palsy in your infant was not the result of natural causes. This type of injury can occur to a child for many reasons, not just negligence during delivery. If the doctors or the institution that the infant was delivered at are to blame, you may be able to file a suit. Not every lawsuit is going to win. Part of the service an attorney provides is informing you whether or not there’s really a case to be made on your behalf. If not, you could lose money in legal fees if the attorney took it anyway. The way to get around this is called working on a contingency.

If your infant's cerebral palsy was not the result of negligence, an attorney working on contingency has no vested interest in taking it. This is because they only get paid if you win a claim or if they help you negotiate a settlement. This creates a layer of accountability for the attorney and ensures that the client doesn’t end up paying for nothing. Attorneys who have handled cerebral palsy cases before are usually preferable, of course, but attorneys who will take your case on contingency are far preferable to any others.

 

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