Cerebral Palsy And Brain Damage

Research has shown that about 70% of thoseproteinuria, maternal hyperthyroidism, seizures in the
diagnosed with cerebral palsy were affected bynewborn and doctor errors. Symptoms in a newborn
damage to one or more areas of the brain during themay include difficulty in breathing, low birthweight,
fetal development process itself. The other 30% ofdelayed development and mental retardation. The sad
sufferers are estimated to have experienced brainpart is that there is no cure for cerebral palsy. Once
injury during the birthing process. While it is musclesdamaged in this manner the brain cannot recover. At
that are affected, the abnormalities that characterizethe most the patients can be offered rehabilitative
cerebral palsy originate in the brain. It is the brain thatsupport to help them lead as dignified and as
controls the complex interactions between the brainindependent a life as possible.
and the nerves in a smooth and coordinated way. AThe attending doctor might have failed to recognize
brain affected by cerebral palsy has problemsand treat seizures in the newborn following delivery. If
controlling these interactions.the doctor fails to detect a prolapsed cord and take
There are four documented types of cerebral palsy.the needed precautions, the child's condition can turn
Spastic cerebral palsy, Athetoid or dyskinetic cerebraldelicate. When the umbilical cord can wraps around
palsy, Ataxic cerebral palsy, and mixed forms withthe child's neck it cuts off oxygen to the brain. Birth
symptoms of one or more type. The most commonrecords and interviews with the attending staff will be
causes of cerebral palsy are breech presentation,able to show if during delivery there was an excessive
complicated labor or delivery, low birthweight, nervoususe of vacuum extraction, or improper use of forceps.
system malformations, maternal bleeding or severe