Brain

What Is Cerebral Palsy?

Cerebral palsy can have a variety of severe effects on motor skills, mobility, and more. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, as many as four children for every 1,000 born in the United States have cerebral palsy, or CP. From a medical perspective, cerebral palsy occurs as a result of damage […]
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Alcohol – What Is Dram Shop Liability (and what is a dram, anyway)?

Dram shop laws relate to cases in which a person has received  alcohol from an establishment and then causes an accident while in an intoxicated state. Dram shop laws allow victims who were hurt by the intoxicated driver to pursue compensation from the establishment or party that provided alcohol to the intoxicated driver. What Is […]
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Brain injury victims often suffer from depression

After suffering from a brain injury in an accident, many victims find that they become depressed in  addition to the other consequences of the injury. When accident victims sustain trauma to their head, they often experience varying effects. According to the Brain Injury Association of America, the consequences of traumatic brain injuries often depend on […]
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Study ties communication errors to surgical ‘never events’

According to a new study, poor communication among surgical teams may be a common cause of the inexcusable  surgical mistakes known as “never events.” Harmful medical errors are a threat that people in Danbury face every time they seek medical attention or treatment. Alarmingly, between 2008 and 2012, over 3,000 people in Massachusetts suffered severe […]
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