If your child has suffered from dyskinetic cerebral palsy (athetoid, choreoathetoid, or dystonic palsy), you and your child may be entitled to recover compensation from a dyskinetic cerebral palsy lawsuit or settlement. Contact a dyskinetic cerebral palsy birth injury lawyer to request a free case review.
A team of birth injury lawyers and personal injury attorneys is investigating potential cerebral palsy lawsuit cases and settlement claims of families and parents whose children have suffered from dyskinetic cerebral palsy due to birth related medical malpractice or negligence.
Dyskinetic cerebral palsy is the second most common type of cerebral palsy, comprising about 10-20% of those with the disorder. Like spastic cerebral palsy it can involve muscle stiffness, tightness and spasticity from high muscle tone (hypertonia), but it also can involve a lack of muscle tone, floppy muscles or low muscle tone (known as hypotonia).
Dyskinetic cerebral palsy is characterized by abnormal involuntary movements (dyskinesia), such as twisting, shaking and tremors. This disorder is believed to be a result of damage to the basal ganglia or basal nuclei (the part of the brain that processes neurotransmitters that allow brain cells to communicate with each other in order move body parts).
Dyskinetic CP can be caused by brain damage that is due to birth injuries, including neonatal brain hemorrhage, lack of oxygen to the brain during birth, problems with the placenta, premature birth, low birth weight, infection, trauma, untreated jaundice, stroke, and the like.
Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit Cases
Dyskinetic cerebral palsy lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of families and parents of children who suffered from dyskinetic cerebral palsy as a result of possible medical malpractice or negligence, including:
- Dyskinetic cerebral palsy (Dyskinesia)
- Athetoid cerebral palsy (Athetosis)
- Choreoathetoid cerebral palsy (Chorea or Choreo)
- Dystonic cerebral palsy (Dystonia)
- Other cerebral palsy lawsuit cases
- Other birth injury lawsuit claims
Athetoid cerebral palsy can involve slow, writhing, twitching or stormy movements and the inability to keep a posture. Choreoathetoid cerebral palsy can involve rapid or abrupt dance-like, irregular and unpredictable movements. Dystonic cerebral palsy can involve repetitive and twisting movements or abnormal postures.
Dyskinetic Palsy Signs, Symptoms & Complications
Dyskinetic cerebral palsy symptoms, signs and complications can include, among others:
- Involuntary or uncontrolled movements
- Tremors
- Slow writhing movements
- Shaking
- Twisting
- Curling motions
- Poor posture
- Unsteadiness
- Abrupt or rapid movements
- Grimacing
- Drooling
- Fluctuating muscle tone (stiff to floppy)
- Lack of balance
- Lack of coordination
- Difficulty eating, chewing, swallowing or drinking
- Difficulty holding small objects
- Speech difficulty
- Prolonged involuntary muscle contractions
- Stiff, tight or spastic muscles (spasticity)
- Jerky or exaggerated movements
- Seizures
- Cognitive impairment
- Developmental delay
- Other cerebral palsy signs or symptoms
If your child has suffered from a dyskinetic cerebral palsy, you and your child may be entitled to recover compensation from a dyskinetic cerebral palsy lawsuit or settlement. Contact a dyskinetic cerebral palsy birth injury lawyer to request a free case review.
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