Cerebral Palsy Lawyers in PA & NJ

What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral Palsy is a term used to describe a group of chronic conditions affecting body movements and muscle coordination. Weiss & Paarz specializes in cerebral palsy lawsuits and our cerebral palsy lawyers are specially trained to evaluate potential claims to confirm whether you might have a cause of action for cerebral palsy that can lead to compensation for you and your family.

In some cases, Cerebral Palsy is unpreventable and can occur even with good and proper medical care. However, in other cases, Cerebral Palsy is caused by events which occur shortly before, during and after birth, and is medically preventable. Preventable brain injury causing Cerebral Palsy can happen in many ways including:

Failure to treat or prevent infection in mother or baby during pregnancy, labor or delivery
Failure to consider, recommend or offer Cesarean Section in a timely manner
Failure to timely respond to fetal distress
Failure to timely respond to signs of a lack of oxygen to a baby
Failure to timely respond to abnormalities on fetal heart monitor strips
Improper use of forceps
Improper use of vacuum extraction
Failure to timely respond to severe jaundice
Failure to properly treat kidney and urinary tract infections in the mother
Failure to respond to Rh incompatibility
Toxicity from inappropriate medications during pregnancy

Unfortunately, there is no cure for Cerebral Palsy, but proper medical treatment and therapy can lessen the effects and help some children to lead fairly normal lives. Others will require life-long care, and sometimes institutionalization.

Some of the common results of Cerebral Palsy include:

Impaired speech
Learning disabilities
Visual impairment
Hearing impairment
Difficulty walking
Incontinence
Difficulty eating
Drooling
Limited motor skills
Paralysis
Seizures

Yes, there are three primary types of Cerebral Palsy:

Spastic — makes the muscles to tight
Ataxic — makes the muscles too weak
Athetoid — muscles alternate between being too tight and too weak

Depending on the types and severity of impairment a child experiences he or she may require:

Physical therapy
Speech therapy
Occupational therapy
Psychological treatment
Surgery
Medications to prevent seizures
Full time in-home care or institutionalization

If you suspect that your child may have suffered Cerebral Palsy, proper and timely treatment will maximize the chances that your child will survive with as little damage as possible under the circumstances. Unfortunately, many children will nevertheless require a lifetime of expensive medical care. It is in your child’s interest to be in a position to benefit from the very best and most advanced treatment available. If your child has suffered a preventable birth injury, getting the compensation that you deserve may be the only way to provide the care and services needed to maximize your child’s recovery and potential.

Collectively, New Jersey medical malpractice lawyers Michael L. Weiss, Esq. and Robert E. Paarz, Esq. have presented over 40 medical malpractice cases involving a Cerebral Palsy injury to juries, and have helped many families obtain the financial assistance needed to lessen or eliminate the financial burden caused by Cerebral Palsy. They are committed to using their knowledge and experience to help the victims of preventable birth injuries obtain fair compensation. If you believe your child may have experienced such an injury, please contact Weiss & Paarz, P.C., today.