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In addition to abnormal muscle tone and movement, symptoms and disabilities may include: -Skeletal deformities, including shortened limbs -Intellectual disability -Seizures, affecting about one third of cerebral palsy cases -Speech problems -Swallowing problems, making eating and drinking difficult -Hearing loss -Vision problems, such as an eye turn (strabismus), seen in three-quarters of cerebral palsy patients -Lack of bowel or bladder control -Dental and oral health issues

Examples of medical malpractice mistakes that leads to Cerebral Palsy include the following and more: -Failure to detect or treat a dangerous health condition or infection occurring during gestation, such as meningitis -Failure to order diagnostic tests or a misreading of test results -Improper use of the drug Pitocin® to stimulate labor -Failure to detect a prolapsed umbilical cord -Failure to monitor fetal heartbeat and other vital signs during delivery -Failure to detect and respond to mother’s blood pressure changes during gestation or delivery -Failure to plan and schedule a cesarean section required by the baby’s size or position -Delay or failure to perform an emergency cesarean section based on medical necessity -Negligent use of a vacuum, forceps, or other instrument causing head trauma in the infant