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Cerebral Palsy is a disorder of the motor control systems of the brain. The vast majority of CP cases are caused by damage to the developing brain of the fetus, new born or toddler. The cerebrum, also called the telencephalon, and the diencephalon constitute the forebrain. The forebrain is just behind the forehead. Cerebral palsy suffers are afflicted with one or more of three classifications of uncontrolled muscle movements - spastic, ataxic or athetoid. Medical malpractice is frequently found to be the source of the damage to the cerebrum and for this reason birth injury attorneys are often retained to pursue damage claims for cerebral palsy victims.

This article is about finding a birth injury attorney to file a lawsuit to obtain compensation for brain damage that resulted from an injury to your child. This injury will have occurred sometime between the onset of labor and shortly after birth. The cut off point for classification of an injury as a birth injury would be the completion of the immediate post-birth ablutions and diagnoses. This period would be extended by any findings that required additional care, including jaundice.