Maryland Cerebral Palsy Attorneys
Maryland Cerebral Palsy Cases
Cerebral palsy (CP), sometimes called "static encephalopathy," is a blanket term often used to describe many different chronic movement disorders that affect the coordination of muscles in the body. The effects of cerebral palsy can range from barely discernable movement impairments to profound loss of muscle control. Tragically, brain injury during the pregnancy or birth causes the majority of cerebral palsy cases. If the area of the brain that governs motor control is injured, it can lead to loss of control of movement, drastically impaired quality of life and a lifetime of disability. If you're the parent or guardian of a child who suffers from cerebral palsy caused by a birth injury, Baltimore birth injury lawyer Steven H. Heisler may be able to help.
Experienced Maryland Cerebral Palsy Lawyer Helping Families
Birth injuries resulting in cerebral palsy put families in a terrible position emotionally and financially. Families must contend with the hurt, shock and disappointment of a birth injury as well as the financial hardship of extended and catastrophically expensive hospital care, lifelong therapy, special equipment, counseling and other costs that impair quality of life for the child and family. Some of the causes of cerebral palsy are the following:
- Emergency c-section delivery or use of forceps
- The excessive use of a vacuum extractor
- Failure to recognize and remedy a prolapsed umbilical cord cutting off oxygen flow
- Failing to treat seizures during and/or after delivery
- Failing to treat slow fetal heart rate during delivery
- Premature delivery
- Fetal infection
- Other causes which can occur during the pregnancy, birthing process or after delivery
Baltimore, Maryland Cerebral Palsy Lawyers
Not all cerebral palsy cases are caused by medical negligence and malpractice. Many different factors can directly or indirectly cause CP. However, if your family has reason to believe that negligence was a factor in your child suffering a brain injury leading to CP, Maryland medical malpractice attorney Steven H. Heisler may be able to help you recover damages from the negligent party to which you are entitled under the law. No amount of money can compensate for a lifetime of disability. Nonetheless, compensation can help pay for ongoing medical care and support, special home care and transportation equipment and other expenses that cause families severe financial hardship. If you have questions and prefer to have an experienced birth injury attorney look out for your family's interests while you focus on your family, call Baltimore brain injury attorney Steven H. Heisler.