Posts tagged cerebral palsy

• New Walking Device Offers Hope for Children Affected By Cerebral Palsy

  David Mittleman | January 15, 2010 10:25 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke describes cerebral palsy as a neurological disorder that permanently affects body movement and coordination because of abnormalities in...

• Special Needs Children Pay When Insurance Companies Don’t

  David Mittleman | June 30, 2009 2:29 PM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Last week I posted an article about Blue Cross Blue Shield and its agreement to pay families of autistic children a total of $1 million for behavioral therapy coverage. Although this settlement is a...

• Medical Malpractice Resulting in Cerebral Palsy Leads to $58 Million Verdict

  David Mittleman | May 27, 2011 11:40 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  In February 2003, Cathy D'Attilo was an expectant mother preparing to deliver little Daniel into the world. Despite the fact that her amniotic fluid had dropped precipitously a few days before, her...

• Birth Trauma Results In $22.6 Million Jury Award

  David Mittleman | May 21, 2008 11:30 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  After five (5) weeks of testimony and nearly four (4) days of deliberations, a jury in Ohio awarded Heather Grow's family $22.6 million for brain injuries related to the birth of her daughter...

• Second Child Died While Under the Care of Dentist on Probation

  David Mittleman | February 16, 2012 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A dentist already on probation for his connection to the death of a 6-year-old child has allegedly taken the life of another child due during a routine medical procedure. That man, Dr. Patrick...

• Texas Justice? Texas Family Court Judge Investigated for Beating Disabled Daughter

  David Mittleman | November 04, 2011 8:37 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A Texas family court judge is under scrutiny after his now adult daughter with cerebral palsy posted a YouTube video of her father spanking her with a belt when she was 16-years-old. Hillary Adams...

• 3-Year-Old's Cerebral Palsy Dramatically Improved After Receiving Injection of Own Stem Cells

  David Mittleman | November 17, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  According to recent reports, scientists successfully used the umbilical cord blood of a young girl to treat her own cerebral palsy. That three-year-old girl, Sasha Browne, was injected with the stem...

• Children With Cerebral Palsy Improve Sitting Skills Thanks to New Technology

  David Mittleman | September 08, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Cerebral Palsy can be a devastating disability that causes limb spasticity and decreased limb control, making it extremely difficult for a child with CP to sit up properly. For a mom like Kim Falk,...

• Michigan State University Researcher Explores Causes of Cerebral Palsy

  David Mittleman | April 02, 2010 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Further cementing its status as a world-class research institution, Michigan State University is leading an innovative study on the causes of cerebral palsy. Noted epidemiologist Nigel Paneth and...

• Is Botox Responsible for Little Girl's Death?

  David Mittleman | January 29, 2010 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  According to several pediatricians, off-label use of the wrinkle-reducing drug, Botox is not uncommon. Pediatricians and other doctors report using the drug to treat muscle spasticity or migraines,...