Both physically and emotionally demanding, giving birth should be an experience to remember for the right reasons. A medical mistake can have a deep impact on you or on your child’s life, with lifelong repercussions affecting your entire family.
Birth injury claims may help you receive compensation owed, contributing to ease your financial situation.
Types of Seizures in Newborns
- Tonic seizures. There might be breathing issues and eyes may roll upwards with these seizures, alongside sustained contractions.
- Clonic seizures. Clonic seizures involve slow and rhythmic jerking of a part of the body.
- Subtle seizures. These seizures may be difficult to notice, presenting with symptoms such as repetitive facial movements or gaze fixation.
- Myoclonic seizures. As the most serious type of seizures, myoclonic seizures have symptoms such as severe jerking movements and rapid twitching.
What are the Symptoms of Seizures?
Seizures tend to either be temporary or recurring, with the latter being diagnosed as epilepsy. Epilepsy occurs in two primary forms: generalised and partial. Partial epilepsy are movements and episodes that affect part of the body, accompanied by tremors, fluttering of eyelids, and brief coherence lapses.
Generalised epilepsy has more severe symptoms, with episodes affecting the entire body through loss of consciousness, severe involuntary movements, and loss of bladder control. In general, there is a wide range of symptoms and severity that can occur:
- Mood swings. Anxiety, frustration, and mood swings are usually present in people who experience seizures and epilepsy..
- Convulsions. Ranging from uncontrollable jerking, to falling down or shaking, seizures deeply impact bodily movements.
- Movement or sensation disturbances.Vision, hearing, and taste are a few sensations that can be affected, alongside with fumbling, loss of balance, and coherence lapses.
- Neurocognitive impairment. Cognitive functions may be impaired when seizures occur, such as memory difficulties, developmental delays, or learning difficulties.
Birth Injuries That Can Cause Seizures
Should you believe that your child has seizures, there are a few tests that medical professionals can order to diagnose them. An MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), and EEG (Electroencephalogram), or a CT (Computed Tomography) are all tests that will provide medical professionals with a comprehensive look of your child’s brain.
Certain birth injuries, often seen in medical negligence cases, can cause seizures, such as head trauma, asphyxia, prolonged labour, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE), or brain infections.
If active seizures are accompanied by other symptoms such as difficulty breathing, a low Apgar score, pale or blue skin after the delivery, difficulty feeding, or difficulty breathing, amongst other symptoms, make sure to seek medical attention as soon as possible.
Making a Birth Injury Claim
Birth injuries with long-term care needs and lifelong repercussions impact your child, your own physical and mental health, and may place a burden in your financial situation. Should your child have suffered an injury at birth that you believe could have been prevented, it may be helpful to speak to an expert in these situations.
Our team of solicitors address all cases with care and compassion, always making sure that your best interests are a priority. Get in touch with us on 01772 562084 for expert legal advice on making a compensation claim with our no win, no fee policy. We will never charge you until the day compensation is received, and we always guarantee that you receive a minimum percentage of your awarded compensation.