Knoxville Birth Injury Attorneys

Cerebral Palsy - Overview

In the medical community, cerebral palsy is a term that is used to describe non-progressive and non-contagious conditions that affect motor skills and cause physical disabilities and developmental setbacks in sufferers.  Cerebral palsy is a common type of birth injury that may occur naturally or when medical professionals are negligent during the labor and/or delivery process.  It is estimated that 75% of all cerebral palsy cases occur during pregnancy and that 5% occur during childbirth. 

This medical condition was named cerebral palsy because it affects people's cerebrums and causes palsy (disordered movement).  Cerebral palsy has also been known to affect areas of the brain like the cortex and the cerebellum.   When a person has cerebral palsy, it will impact his or her motor skills, which will make it difficult for the person to move.  Due to the fact that the cerebrum plays an important role in helping people speak, perceive and feel, people who have cerebral palsy may have a hard time communicating, sensing, perceiving and also controlling their moods. 

Cerebral Palsy as a Birth Injury

After an infant has suffered a birth injury to his/her brain and has developed cerebral palsy, parents may not notice until the child has a difficult time crawling, eating or communicating.  Parents may then take their babies to doctors only to discover that their children have this serious medical condition and will need ongoing medical treatment for the rest of their lives. 

Due to the circumstances and hardships involved, anytime parents have reason to believe that their children have cerebral palsy due to the negligent actions of medical professionals, they should take the time to discuss their situations with experienced birth injury lawyers, like the lawyers at the Law Firm of John Whitfield.  In some cases, our law firm can help parents recover compensation from negligent medical professionals and hospitals. 

Knoxville Cerebral Palsy Lawyers

The Law Firm of John Whitfield has served as professional litigators and also compassionate advocates for numerous clients in Tennessee.  If you are looking to speak with trusted and dependable Knoxville birth injury lawyers, contact the Law Firm of John Whitfield today to set up an initial consultation!