ATHETOID CEREBRAL PALSY

Athetoid Cerebral Palsy is commonly characterized by muscles which go from loose to tense when muscle tone is either too high or low. Athetoid Cerebral Palsy often affects the hands, feet, arms, and legs and can occur mixed with other types of Cerebral Palsy. Other types of Cerebral Palsy include Athetoid Cerebral Palsy and Spastic Cerebral Palsy.

Muscles in the face are affected in dealing with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy resulting in involuntary grimaces and tongue thrusts which can lead to swallowing, drooling, and speech problems. Problems with the coordination of the muscles involved that are need for speech in a Athetoid Cerebral Palsy child is referred to as dysarthia.

Athetoid Cerebral Palsy in children is caused by severe trauma to the newborns cerebellum or basil ganglia causing children to have poor development in the face, arms and torso. In an Athetoid Cerebral Palsy child or adult, the area of the brain that has been damaged is responsible for processing signals that enable smooth, coordinated movements as well as maintaining correct body posture.

A child may be born with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy as a result of a large enough increase in the amount of bilirubin in the blood of a newborn. In a child with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy, an increase in the concentration of bilirubin results in jaundice and can cause a brain injury known as kernicterus.

Increase in bilirubin in a newborn infant can be caused by several factors including genetic factors, the adverse effects of certain medications, infections, and blood incompatibility between the mother and the newborn.

Athetoid Cerebral Palsy affects around 10 percent of children that have Cerebral Palsy.

If you feel or want to find out if your child’s Athetoid Cerebral Palsy condition could have been prevented and was a result of medical malpractice, negligence, misdiagnosis, or not diagnosed at all, you have the legal right to inquire and contact an Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Lawyer.

At The Rasansky Law Firm, an experienced Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Lawyer will passionately and diligently try to prove doctors, nurses, medical staff, and medical facilities were negligent in their duty as medical professionals to prevent conditions such as Athetoid Cerebral Palsy.

When doctors, nurses, staff, and medical facilities fall below the minimum standard of skill and care to which their profession demands, medical malpractice and negligence is more often that not an unfortunately but likely result, however at The Rasansky Law Firm, your Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Lawyer will question why these healthcare professionals failed to do every thing possible to prevent your child’s Athetoid Cerebral Palsy.

Any Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Lawyer will cautiously study the medical records of the child with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy, however, at The Rasansky Law Firm, you will find that your Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Lawyer will go above and beyond by consulting with Board Certified Obstetrician Gynecologists, Maternal Fetal Specialists, Neonatologists, and Pediatric Neurologists in hopes of determining that your child’s Athetoid Cerebral Palsy, should have been prevented.

You and your child with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy need an Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Lawyer that finds answers to the necessary questions and will fight for your legal rights no matter the magnitude of the case. An Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Lawyer will have the reputation and the resources that you need in bringing a medical malpractice Athetoid Cerebral Palsy lawsuit against everyone that acted negligently during your child with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy’s birth.

When a birth injury such as Athetoid Cerebral Palsy occurs, you need an Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Lawyer experienced in bringing birth injury and Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Lawsuits against negligent doctors. Sometimes experience is not enough, you not only need an experienced Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Lawyer, but one that has successfully proven that they get results.

Once again, when a child has Cerebral Palsy, it is your right to explore your legal options to answer all those what if questions.

Contact our Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Lawyer immediately. Our Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Staff is here to help you every step of the way. Please use our quick and easy contact form to contact an Athetoid Cerebral Palsy Lawyer or call us at Toll Free 1-800-ATTORNEY today.

 

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