Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy
Birth Injury Lawsuit Nets $14 Million Award
Families who have children that suffer birth injuries and birth defects caused by birth injuries often have huge medical bills and the expense of providing round the clock professional care for their child. While all doctors try to make the best decisions for their patients during the urgent time of labor and delivery, mistakes can happen. Sometimes those decisions don’t work out as intended and the consequences are devastating for the newborn baby, the family and the doctor as well. One such case occurred in Ohio, the doctor (defendant) made decisions during the birth that resulted in the baby being born with cerebral palsy. The plaintiff alleges that the physician ignored information from a fetal heart monitor that clearly indicated that the mother should have received a cesarean section. The family claimed that because the doctor did not perform a cesarean section the baby did not receive enough oxygen at…
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Settlement of $6.5 Million in Birth Injury Case
A child, who experienced extensive brain damage more than 10 years ago at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital while her mother was in labor, has been awarded a settlement of $6.5 million. The lawsuit claims that the hospital did not perform a timely cesarean operation when the mother was in labor with her child. The result of the delay is that her child is suffering from cerebral palsy and mental retardation, each directly related to the birth injuries incurred. This means that the child requires constant care, experiences seizures and has no options for employment or independent living in the future. Her mother filed and pursued the lawsuit against the hospital and the delivering physician on order to secure damages and the ability to provide the 24 hour care that her daughter will need for the rest of her life. Medical expenses and health care as well as constant care are…
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Botox For Cerebral Palsy
A new study reports that Botox may help relieve moderate to severe drooling problems in children who have cerebral palsy or other neurological problems. However essentially Botox is a poison, a derivative of botulism and the side effects of the injections have been associated with severe and fatal injuries when the injected medication spreads to other body parts. A clinical trial was performed involving 131 children who have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy or other non-progressive neurological disorders. Botox injections caused a significant reduction in the drooling problem in just less than 50% of the test children. The effects of the shot were apparent for about 22 weeks. Getting the medication approved for use in this manner will require an FDA approval which isn’t likely considering the problems that Botox has already caused. Botox has been approved for cosmetic use and to treat some medical conditions like crossed eyes, excessive…
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