Cerebral Palsy Injuries in Los Angeles

Cerebral palsy is a non-contagious condition that describes a chronic medical condition that impairs the muscular function of a person which doesn't get worse or better as they get older.  Indicators that a child is suffering from cerebral palsy are generally observable during the first few years of the child's life. 

Cerebral Palsy is generally caused by the brain's failure to properly develop or because of brain damage. If the child is injured during the birthing process, post-delivery or for several years as the child's brain is developing, then they may develop cerebral palsy.  If the newborn is not getting proper oxygen flow, injuries may result in the brain causing cerebral palsy.  Cerebral palsy is generally a condition which associated with medical malpractice of the physician, doctor, nurse or hospital where nearly 90% of all cerebral palsy cases result during the birthing process.  The other 10% of cerebral palsy cases result from head injuries which may happen from car accidents, falls, or other head trauma. 

While not all cases of cerebral palsy are the fault of someone, in most cases cerebral palsy could have been prevented.  For example, your doctor may only be held accountable if through his negligent actions directly caused the cerebral palsy.  If he was negligent with some other aspect of the delivery process which had no impact on your child having cerebral palsy.  A doctor is considered to have acted negligently resulting in the cerebral palsy if the doctor's actions or inactions were well below the standard of care required for doctors in delivering your child.  Simple cases of doctor negligence resulting in the doctor being held responsible for the cerebral palsy may include the doctor failing to timely diagnose the child, not properly handling or causing fetal distress during the delivery, improperly reading the fetal monitoring equipment, delaying or failure to perform a C-Section.

If your child has suffered cerebral palsy, it is important to speak with an attorney to discuss the technical and negligent aspects of bringing such a case.  Our Los Angeles cerebral palsy attorneys will be able to answer all of your questions, and upon us doing further research and consulting with our medical experts, our lawyers be able to provide you with your available legal options.

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