Does Your Baby Have Cerebral Palsy?
The Doctor May Be to Blame and Our Boston Medical Malpractice Lawyers May Be Able to Help
At Pollack & Flanders, LLP, we achieve favorable results so our clients can begin to recover from the horrible cerebral palsy injuries that medical practitioners inflict on them, their children and their families. We have experience in a wide variety of birth injury cases, including Erb’s palsy, cerebral palsy and shoulder dystocia. If you need a Boston medical malpractice lawyer who is willing to work hard to get your family the compensation you need, our attorneys are ready and willing to help you with your case.
Dedicated to Fighting for the Rights of Children Affected by Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy is a serious neurological condition that affects brain functioning
and fine motor skills. Cerebral palsy is a birth
injury caused by deprivation of oxygen or blood flow prior to birth. Cerebral
palsy may affect different parts of a child’s body, ranging from stiff muscles
and poor balance to difficult movement and uncontrolled limb movements. The
symptoms of cerebral palsy are often noticed early in a child’s life and may
include the following:
- Difficulty learning to crawl, smile, walk or talk
- Excessive drooling
- Vision or hearing problems
- Abnormal or decreased muscle tone
- Involuntary movements
- Difficulty speaking, swallowing or eating
If your child suffered from a birth injury and has exhibited any of the above symptoms, you should seek medical care to determine whether your child may be suffering from cerebral palsy.
Working Hard to Provide Your Family with the Compensation It Needs to Raise a Child Suffering from Cerebral Palsy
Oftentimes, cerebral palsy is caused by the failure of a physician to properly
react to any birth injuries or other threatening circumstances during childbirth.
If a physician fails to take the proper steps to avoid birth injury, he or she
should be accountable for the failure to act. You need a dedicated attorney
who will work hard to get you the compensation you need to raise your child.
Children affected by cerebral palsy often require long-term care, including physical therapy, occupational therapy, counseling, medication and speech therapy. Such extensive care can be costly and have a tremendous financial and emotional toll on you, your children and your family. Dealing with the consequences of cerebral palsy is not something you should have to deal with alone.
Contact a Boston medical malpractice attorney at Pollack & Flanders, LLP, for assistance with your cerebral palsy claims.