{"id":30626,"date":"2021-12-24T13:13:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T13:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wagners1.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/what-is-cerebral-palsy\/"},"modified":"2021-12-24T13:13:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T13:13:09","slug":"what-is-cerebral-palsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wagners.co\/es\/blog\/what-is-cerebral-palsy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Cerebral Palsy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of disorders caused by damage to the developing brain.\u00a0 This can occur at birth, due to a disruption of blood supply and oxygen to the brain.\u00a0 CP is permanent, and is generally diagnosed within the child\u2019s first few years of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CP affect\u2019s one\u2019s movement, muscle tone, and posture, though its presentation varies from person to person.\u00a0 Some people with CP are able to walk, while others need the assistance of a wheelchair or mobility aids.\u00a0 Some people with CP have intellectual disabilities, while others do not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raising a child with CP can be costly for a family.\u00a0 Individuals with CP may require ongoing care such as medical treatments, mobility aids, educational support, and constant supervision.\u00a0 If your child\u2019s CP has been caused by a preventable birth injury, you may be entitled to compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medical <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wagners.co\/blog\/how-does-a-medical-malpractice-case-proceed-in-canada\/\" title=\"How Does a Medical Malpractice case proceed in Canada\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"707491\">malpractice<\/a> cases, particularly with respect to birth trauma, are complex and require legal and medical expertise. The <a href=\"https:\/\/wagners.co\/practice-areas\/\">medical malpractice<\/a> lawyers at Wagners are experienced in birth trauma litigation, and have secured compensation for many clients with CP, and their families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a group of disorders caused by damage to the developing brain.\u00a0 This can occur at birth, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wagners.co\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wagners.co\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wagners.co\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wagners.co\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wagners.co\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30626"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wagners.co\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30626\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wagners.co\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30626"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wagners.co\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30626"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wagners.co\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}