Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy

According to Seedol, cerebral palsy is a common birth defect caused by a medical negligence. Cerebral palsy has a significant effect on a child’s future development and requires a lifetime filled with doctor’s visits, rehabilitation and trips to a specialist. Other types of birth injuries include bruising, swelling, forceps scars that may not be as serious and usually heal within a few weeks. Temporary loss of nerve of muscular function caused by bruising, pressure or swelling around the nerves can also be caused by a birth injury, but usually will heal within weeks or months. Cerebral palsy attorneys agree with medical professionals that cerebral palsy causes permanent damage, where muscles suffer from impaired coordination as well as other disabilities. In some cases, cerebral palsy is caused by the lack of oxygen going to an infant’s brain during child birth. Cerebral palsy is a condition, sometimes thought of as a group…
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According to Seedol, Bayonne Medical Center has agreed to settle a birth injury lawsuit involving a 5 year old boy who suffered a birth injury as a result of a medical negligence. The hospital has agreed to pay the boy’s family $8.5 million after three days of trial. The boy’s birth injury requires life-long medical case and future medical expenses as he is unable to walk or see, and is unable to hold his head up on his own. The child also suffered from seizures and will continue to be in need of medical care due to severe brain damage that occurred during his delivery. Upon undergoing delivery preparations, everything seemed normal as the baby’s parents awaited his birth. However, according to testimony, around 9AM concerns quickly arose when the heart monitor attached to the mother’s abdomen showed the baby’s heart rate suddenly plunged from 140 beats per minute to…
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