Spastic

Spastic Cerebral Palsy is the most common, and can be further classified by what parts of the body are affected. Spastic hemiplegia indicates one side of the body is more affected than the other. Spastic diplegia tells us the lower half of the body is more affected than the upper half. Spastic quadriplegia means the whole body and all its limbs are equally affected.

Ataxic

Ataxic cases are the least common and may cause tremors and usually affect motor skills and balance. Patients may have trouble processing things using visual or auditory skills. Cerebral Palsy patients may also have a mixed form of Cerebral Palsy, and may therefore suffer some of the symptoms of each form.

Athenoid

Athenoid, which is less common, means having mixed muscle tone. Such patients may trouble keeping steady, controlling limbs, or holding onto objects.

For additional information take a look at our Cerebral Palsy page under Medical Malpractice on LegalTeam.net.

In an effort to increase awareness on serious issues relating to Medical Malpractice we have added several more articles to our Cerebral Palsy section. We have recently added or updated the following sections.

• Cerebral Palsy prevention
• Medical Malpractice & Cerebral Palsy
• Cerebral Palsy symptoms
• Diagnosing Cerebral Palsy
• Types of Cerebral Palsy

We will also have updated information in our Cancer Misdiagnosis page in the upcoming week.

We have recently updated our Cancer Misdiagnosis page on our LegalTeam.net web site. In addition we have updated the visual look of our LegalTeam.net web site. We are hard at work on creating new content that is education and informative. Its our goal to increase awareness on important safety issues. We should have another big update before the end of this week.

In an effort to increase awareness on Medical Malpractice, Belsky, Weinberg and Horowitz has updated their Medical Malpractice section with a new article on Cancer Misdiagnosis. Cancer is currently the second cause of death in the USA, the first is heart disease. In a nutshell a doctor is responsible for maintaining a reasonable level of care to their patients. Mistakes happen everyday but what happens when a doctor makes a mistake and misses early signs of cancer, or fails to perform a screening test? These types of mistakes can cost you, months of painful un-necessary treatment and in the worst case scenario - your life.

Cancer treatments are much more effective and easier on the patient when they are started as early as possible. Fortunately misdiagnosis of cancer is not common, typically medical professionals will perform extensive tests if cancer is a possibility. The hard thing about Medical Malpractice is that the average person cannot detect it. For example if someone breaks the law by robbing a bank its easy to tell them committed a crime. However if a patient is not familiar with medical procedures they may not even know that medical malpractice has taken place. This is where our attorneys come in and hire top notch experts to find out if negligence has taken place. For more information take a look at our Cancer Misdiagnosis page in our Medical Malpractice resources section.