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Page 1: Birth Injury Lawyer

Need a Birth Injury Lawyer?

Birth Injury Statistics throughout the United States

28,000 birth injuries per year

2,333 birth injuries per month

538 birth injuries per week

76 birth injuries per day

www.CerebralPalsyLawyersPhiladelphia.com

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The following are 5 major types of Cerebral Palsy:

1. Spastic

2. Anthetoid

3. Ataxic

4. Hypotonic

5. Mixed

*Tremors and rigidity may or may not affect a child living with cerebral palsy

Types of Cerebral Palsy

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Spastic Cerebral Palsy

• Most common form of the disease

• Affects between 70% and 80% of all patients

• Occurs when brain damage occurs in the outer layer of the brain

• Four forms of disorder

• Diplegia

• Hemiplegia

• Quadripleia

• Dyskinetia

Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Types of Cerebral Palsy

Spastic70%

Athetoid20%

Ataxic10%

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Athetoid Cerebral Palsy

• 2nd most common form of the disease

• Affects between 20% and 25% of all patients

• Caused by damage to the basal ganglia in the midbrain

• Characterized by slow, involuntary muscle movement and mixed muscle tone

Athetoid Cerebral Palsy

Types of Cerebral Palsy

Spastic70%

Athetoid20%

Ataxic10%

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Ataxic Cerebral Palsy

• Least common form of the disease

• Affects between 5% and 10% of all patients

• Occurs from damage to the cerebellum

• Generally affects coordination of movement in arms and legs

• Causes poor muscle tone

Ataxic Cerebral Palsy

Types of Cerebral Palsy

Spastic70%

Athetoid20%

Ataxic10%

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Hypotonic Cerebral Palsy

Common Traits

• Poor muscle tone• Bad posture• Often lay down • Poor head control

• Is generally recognized early in childhood

• Often described as having a “floppy” appearance

Hypotonic Cerebral Palsy

Types of Cerebral Palsy

Spastic70%

Athetoid20%

Ataxic10%

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Mixed Cerebral Palsy

• 10% of children with CP have a combination of 2 or more types

• Most common combination is Spastic and Athetoid

• Causes muscle groups to become tight

• Patients have limited movement

• May be difficult to lift or hold objects

Mixed Cerebral Palsy

Types of Cerebral Palsy

Spastic70%

Athetoid20%

Ataxic10%

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•Spastic Cerebral Palsy

•Athetoid Cerebral Palsy

•Ataxic Cerebral Palsy

•Mixed Cerebral Palsy

Past Cerebral Palsy Cases

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Past Cerebral Palsy Cases?

• Maternal Infections• Fetal Stroke• Infant Infections • Traumatic Head Injury• Medical Negligence

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The Kane & Silverman Team

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