Memphis Birth Injury Lawyer
What is Microcephaly?
Microcephaly is a medical condition in which the circumference of a child’s head is smaller than normal because the brain has not fully developed or has stopped growing. Microcephaly can be diagnosed at birth or within the first few years of a child’s life.
A child with microcephaly may suffer from a number of health complications and side effects, such as:
- Developmental delays
- Retardation
- Seizures
- Impaired motor function
- Difficulty with coordination and balance
- Hyperactivity
- Dwarfism
- Facial distortions
- Neurological disorders
- Neuromuscular disorders
Microcephaly is an extremely serious medical condition that will significantly impair your child’s ability to lead a normal life. There is currently no cure for microcephaly, so it’s important to ensure your child has every medical resource available to him or her. Although your child will never be able to overcome this condition, providing him or her with proper medical treatment and therapy will make his or her life much easier.
Memphis Microcephaly & Birth Injury Attorney
If your child developed microcephaly due to a premature delivery, birth injury, or some other form of medical malpractice, you can file a lawsuit against your obstetrician, nurse, and/or the hospital where the delivery took place. An experienced Memphis lawyer like John Whitfield can help you establish that your doctor acted negligently in your prenatal treatment or in the delivery of your baby. Let Mr. Whitfield use his knowledge and experience to help you establish negligence and recover compensation for your child’s decreased quality of life, pain and suffering, and for the cost of medical treatment, future medical care, medication, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, special adaptive equipment, and more.
Exercise your rights to recovery by contacting Memphis birth injury attorney John Whitfield today at (800) 735-2178. Mr. Whitfield would be more than happy to discuss your case and advise you of your rights at a free consultation!