Different Types of Cerebral Palsy

Like most medical conditions, cerebral palsy comes in different types. Each different type of cerebral palsy has its own unique symptoms, the many people who suffer this condition have more than one type of the disorder to deal with. Cerebral palsy is most notable for its effects on the sufferer’s muscles, but it also has effects that are much more wide-ranging, in the case of certain types of the disorder.

Ataxic cerebral palsy is a disorder that is notable for what are called intention tremors. If you want an idea of what it's like to suffer with this condition imagine that, every time you try to do anything that require fine motor skills, your muscles the rebel on you and begin trembling. If you went to pick up a pen off of the table, for example, you would find that your muscles would begin trembling the closer you drew to the pen and the more you tried to direct them. This is an extremely frustrating condition to deal with and the people who suffer with it has many challenges to overcome. Most of them need quite a bit of assistance taking care of any task that requires them to use fine motor skills.

Dyskinetic cerebral palsy is another form of the disorder that, as the name implies, also causes problems with movement. In the case of this disorder, the sufferer oftentimes has very uneven muscle tone across their entire body and may have problems with drooling, controlling facial expressions and speech. Many of the sufferers of dyskinetic cerebral palsy are fully developed mentally but have significant problems with their bodies. For this condition oftentimes a great deal since throughout their lives and that can be quite expensive.

Any type of cerebral palsy is a debilitating condition. There are differing degrees of the condition and some of the sufferers have relatively mild symptoms. Some sufferers of CP, however, end up spending their entire lives in wheelchairs and eating very expensive medical treatments. If you believe that your child cerebral palsy was caused by medical negligence, contacting an attorney is one way that you may be able to get compensation for their pain and suffering and for the medical expenses your family will have to endure to ensure that they have proper treatment for their condition and that they can live a full, rich and happy life.