Giving birth is dangerous and if the doctor isn\u2019t watching carefully, the baby may suffer. Lack of oxygen at birth may cause cerebral palsy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most common form of birth injury to babies may come in the form of three different kinds of palsy that develop over time: spastic cerebral palsy, athetoid (dyskinetic) cerebral palsy, and ataxic cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy usually is diagnosed by 3 years of age. Roughly 800,000 children and adults in the US have cerebral palsy,\u201d explained Christopher Mellino, a medical malpractice lawyer, of the Mellino Law Firm LLC in Cleveland, Ohio.<\/p>\n
Roughly 80% of those with palsy have spastic cerebral palsy, which simply means the muscles are stiff and movement is difficult. Within this category is spastic diplegia that affects both legs and causes the individual to walk with a scissor-like movement. Spastic hemiplegia affects one side of the body, usually one arm more severely than the involved (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Giving birth is dangerous and if the doctor isn\u2019t watching carefully, the baby may suffer. Lack of oxygen at birth may cause cerebral palsy. \u201cThe most common form of birth injury to babies may come in the form of three…<\/span><\/p>\n