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What is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the name given to a group of movement disorders, ranging from limbs being very rigid in some children and very flaccid in others. CP's motor component can affect just the lower limbs (paraplegia or diplegia), the arm and leg of one side of the body (hemiplegia), or all four limbs (quadriplegia). Cerebral palsy can be a birth injury.

Essentially, it is believed that damage to portions of the brain occurs before birth, during birth, or in some cases relatively soon after birth and even during early childhood. At times, this diagnosis is not made until many months—sometimes years—after a child is born.

Special needs children affected with cerebral palsy may also suffer other problems such as:

Nash & Associates represents parents whose children have been diagnosed with CP and whose condition may be the result of medical or other health care malpractice.  Contact us for more information, or visit our resources or FAQs page.

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