Birth Injuries - Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral Palsy in Ft Lauderdale Cerebral palsy is a disease characterized by one's loss of nerve function and movement. It is usually caused by a brain injury that occur during or near the time of birth, and oftentimes cannot be diagnosed until the nervous system matures. Common indicating symptoms include:

Problems swallowing
Excess sleeping
A very loose or stiff body
Weak, shrill cries

Any of the following medical missteps can result in cerebral palsy:

Failure to get your child out of the birth canal fast enough, causing a lack of oxygen to his/her brain
Failure to perform a cesarean section when your child is in distress, leading to lack of oxygen or other preventable trauma
Failure to detect an umbilical cord wrapped around your child's neck
Failure to monitor and respond quickly enough to a mother's changing health conditions, causing preventable trauma
Failure to monitor your child's condition following delivery, including not detecting or treating seizures, jaundice or meningitis

Cerebral palsy is a very serious, life-long illness. Raising a child with cerebral palsy not only takes a huge emotional toll on a family; it can be financially devastating, as well. The average lifetime cost to treat one person with this condition is estimated at over $900,000.

Frequently Asked Birth Injury Questions

Frequently Asked Medical Malpractice Questions

If you live in Boca Raton, West Palm Beach or Fort Lauderdale, Florida and have a child that has been recently diagnosed with cerebral palsy or another birth injury, you deserve to know if medical malpractice was the cause. Our lawyer can help.

The Glick Law Firm, P.A. will thoroughly investigate your case and ensure the responsible party is held financially liable for all of your expenses and suffering. There's no way to reverse the damage that has been done to your child, but you shouldn't have to bear the financial burden of paying for someone else's mistakes.

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