http://www.brainpalsy.com Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:30:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cerebral palsy is a brain disorder that affects the motor skills of a person. This affliction is usually acquired before, during, and after birth and will tend to stay for the rest of their life. There are treatments and therapy available to make patient's lives more normal.This disease can alter ... http://www.brainpalsy.com/cerebral-palsy-articles/cerebral-palsy-attorney-knowing-their-legal-rights-2/ No two people are exactly the same. Even identical twins have subtle differences that only the parents can detect. The same can be said of individuals with disability. A brain injury suffered during or after birth, children can have varying degrees of disability, depending on the extent of damage in ... http://www.brainpalsy.com/cerebral-palsy-articles/the-many-faces-of-a-cerebral-palsy-diagnosis/ Defining cerebral palsy is rather complicated because it is just an umbrella term that covers a set of conditions that are both non-progressive and non-contagious, which cause disability in physical development. It is not a single disorder, as many people would have believed, but rather a group of disorders. The ... http://www.brainpalsy.com/cerebral-palsy-articles/what-is-cerebral-palsy-a-look-into-the-classifications-symptoms-and-causes-3/ Cerebral Palsy is a term for a group of chronic conditions that impair the brain's ability to control body movement and muscle coordination due to brain-related damage which occurs before, during or after childbirth. When a part of the brain is damaged during pre-natal development, childbirth, or the first few ... http://www.brainpalsy.com/cerebral-palsy-articles/a-lawyers-guide-to-cerebral-palsy-and-medical-malpractice/ When our triplets were born at 27 weeks gestation in 1984, the chances of even going to survive. The odds that they can lead a normal life were much less. We lost our son on the 15th due to a rare heart condition, but the two girls survived. Both suffered ... http://www.brainpalsy.com/cerebral-palsy-articles/frustrations-of-mild-cerebral-palsy/ Determining if a child has cerebral palsy (CP) is hard to do.  The easiest way to diagnosis a child is to run tests in order to rule out other conditions.  The reason for this is because other conditions can have the same symptoms.  Tests will be given so they can ... http://www.brainpalsy.com/cerebral-palsy-articles/cerebral-palsy-tests-diagnosing-cerebral-palsy-2/ Cerebral palsy, often referred to as CP, is not just a single disorder but an umbrella term for a group of disorders that affect both body movement and posture. The disease is generally caused by damage in one or more parts of the brain that control movement and muscle tone. ... http://www.brainpalsy.com/cerebral-palsy-articles/cerebral-palsy-cerebral-palsy-causes-treatment/ There are thousands of attorneys who handle cerebral palsy cases. However, having an attorney who is also a doctor can be extremely advantageous to your case. A doctor is trained and understands labor and delivery. When a child is born with cerebral palsy, there are usually problems with the child's heart ... http://www.brainpalsy.com/cerebral-palsy-articles/why-your-lawyer-for-handling-your-cerebral-palsy-case-should-also-be-a-doctor/ A brain injury that happens during the development of fetus or a newborn can cause cerebral palsy. The causes of brain damage are not understood by doctors however it is known that there are risk factors that can contribute to the condition such as: Maternal Infections The chances your baby will have ... http://www.brainpalsy.com/cerebral-palsy-reviews/cerebral-palsy-causes-understanding-the-origins-of-cerebral-palsy/ Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affects the person's muscle tone, body movement, and motor skills. This condition is usually caused by brain damage that occurs before, during, and after child birth - during the first 3 to 5 years of a child's life. The disorder is non-progressive ... http://www.brainpalsy.com/cerebral-palsy-articles/cerebral-palsy-settlement-possible-financial-assistance-for-your-cerebral-palsy-child/