Cerebral palsy is known to affect an estimated 500,000 people in the U.S. The causes of the condition, which is identified as a group of motor conditions or a movement disorder that leads to physical disability in different parts of the body, are not always known in many cases, but there are risk factors that parents can take into consideration for preventive care for their unborn child.

In addition to parents obtaining the proper vaccinations and participating in recommended prenatal care, it is important that physicians take proper precautions to ensure the wellbeing of the children they have been enlisted to provide care for.

Cerebral palsy is an abnormality or disruption of normal brain development.  It usually occurs before birth, but can be caused by lack of oxygen during birth or a traumatic brain injury to an infant. Medical malpractice errors can occur during childbirth that can lead to a child developing this condition or sustaining other types of birth injuries. Some cases of the condition are milder than others; however, the lives of children diagnosed with the condition in most cases are impacted in a major way due to a loss of certain brain, body, or nervous system functioning.

Some statistics suggest that in a significant number of cases, cerebral palsy could have been prevented if not for the negligence of a medical practitioner or someone else. In these cases, a medical malpractice attorney may be able to advocate for children and their parents who have been left to deal with the related challenges posed by the disorder.

The Life Care Solutions Group provides a wide variety of services that can be of value to the injured party, families of those injured, and attorneys who need assistance in medical-legal issues.  The Life Care Solutions Group consists of experienced trial attorneys and a Board Certified medical doctor who is both a Los Angeles cerebral palsy lawyer and a Certified Life Care Planner. 

Contact us today for information about a how we can assist you with life care planning for Los Angeles personal injury claims.