MIXED CEREBRAL PALSY

Children with Mixed Cerebral Palsy have symptoms of more than one of the other type of Cerebral Palsy such as Athetiod Cerebral Palsy, Ataxic Cerebral Palsy, or Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Around 10 percent of children with Cerebral Palsy have Mixed Cerebral Palsy.

Mixed Cerebral Palsy children most commonly have Spastic Cerebral Palsy mixed with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy resulting the tight muscle tones characterized by Spastic Cerebral Palsy children and the involuntary movements or reflexes characterized by Athetoid Cerebral Palsy children.

Furthermore, the traumatic injuries suffered cause damage to the pyramidal and extrapyramidal areas of the brain. Below you will find more information on Spastic Cerebral Palsy and Athetoid Cerebral Palsy.

Spastic Cerebral Palsy is known as the most common form or type of Cerebral Palsy and is characterized by muscles that are stiff and tight with an increased resistance to being stretched.

A child with Spastic Cerebral Palsy has muscle groups that are tight limiting the amount and range of movements they can do. For example, children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy have difficulty in moving from one position to another in addition to have a hard time holding on to and letting go of objects.

When a child has Spastic Cerebral Palsy that affects mainly the legs and not so much the hands, it is referred to as Spastic Diplegia. Since the brain injury causing the leg problems, affects the lower part of the body, hand–eye coordination is weakened and thus difficult.

An in-depth look at the causes of Spasticity in Spastic Cerebral Palsy finds that
Spastic Cerebral Palsy refers to the increased or tension and tone of a muscle. A normal muscle has enough tone to maintain a posture or movement against the force of gravity, all the while providing flexibility and movement.

Nerves from a muscle will send a command to increase muscle tone to the spinal cord. These nerves are called sensory nerves fibers since they tell the spinal cord just how much tone that particular muscle has. Now the command to reduce its muscle tone comes from nerves in the brain. When these two commands are well coordinated the muscles work smoothly and in unison.

Since normal muscle groups work in pairs, one group contracts while the other group relaxes allowing for the desired range of movements, however, in a child with Spastic Cerebral Palsy, these muscles become active at the same time causing both muscle groups to tense up or become spastic which leads to range of movement problems among Cerebral Palsy children and adults.

With Spastic Cerebral Palsy, severe trauma to an infant’s brain has occurred and in particular that area of the brain that has been damaged controls the tone of a muscle and arm and leg movement.

A child as a result of having Spastic Cerebral Palsy is unable to control the amount of tone or flexibility a muscle should have when movement is occurring.

Spastic Cerebral Palsy can be controlled by certain treatments that include oral medication, Botox injections, baclofen infusion, orthopaedic surgery, SDR, physical therapy, and leg braces are some of the methodsused to treat Spastic Cerebral Palsy. Click here to view more information on Spastic Cerebral Palsy treatments.

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

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.

If you feel or want to find out if your child’s Mixed 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 a Mixed Cerebral Palsy Lawyer.

At The Rasansky Law Firm, an experienced Mixed Cerebral Palsy Lawyer will passionately try to prove doctors, nurses, medical staff, and medical facilities were negligent in their duty as medical professionals to prevent conditions such as Mixed 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 Mixed Cerebral Palsy Lawyer will question why these healthcare professionals failed to do every thing possible to prevent your child’s Mixed Cerebral Palsy.

Any Cerebral Palsy Lawyer will cautiously study the medical records of the child with Mixed Cerebral Palsy, however, at The Rasansky Law Firm, you will find that your Mixed 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 Mixed Cerebral Palsy, should have been prevented.

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

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

Once again, when a child has Mixed Cerebral Palsy, it is your right to explore your legal options to answer all those what if questions. Contact our Mixed Cerebral Palsy Lawyer immediately. Our Mixed Cerebral Palsy Law Staff is here to help you every step of the way. Please use our quick and easy contact form to contact a Mixed Cerebral Palsy Lawyer or call us at Toll Free 1-800-ATTORNEY today.

 

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