Birth Injuries Archives - Vigna Law Group

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Motor-cognitive Impairment: Hypoxic versus Non-Hypoxic

“Our findings demonstrate that, despite the manifest successes of therapeutic hypothermia, brain development is impaired in these children,” states Dr. Ela Chakkarapani, Pediatrics and Neonatology. Dr. Greg Vigna, Board Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, national birth injury attorney, says, “Children who required therapeutic cooling may be spared the diagnosis of cerebral palsy, but are at [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-02-19T13:21:08-07:00January 21st, 2025|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy and Autism: Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) Next

“A recent study found that 8.7% of patients with cerebral palsy were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and some in the medical community suggest that cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorders, and attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have similar risk factors," states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national neurological injury attorney. Read “Prevalence and characteristics of autism [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-02-19T13:18:26-07:00January 7th, 2025|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Botox for Children with Cerebral Palsy with Lower Limb Spasticity

“There is now clear evidence that the consequences of persistent increased muscle tone can be limited by applying an integrated multi-level BTX-A treatment approach,” states Guy Molenaers, MD, Ph.D., Orthopedic Surgeon. What does Dr. Molenaers report in his article “The use of botulinum toxin A in children with cerebral palsy, with a focus on the [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-01-06T17:52:16-07:00December 9th, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Prospective Study: Altis Polypropylene Sling versus TephaFex P4HB Sling

“I doubt a study comparing the Altis to the TephaFex mid-urethral sling will ever happen. I anticipate the P4HB technology will finally end the polypropylene vaginal mesh debacle,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national mid-urethral sling attorney. What was reported about P4HB slings in the 2024 article, “Safety and Efficacy Report for the Poly-4-Hydroxybutyrate as [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-01-06T16:40:29-07:00December 2nd, 2024|Birth Injuries, News, Vaginal Mesh|0 Comments

Birth Centers and the Increased Risk of Adverse Neonatal Outcomes

“Birth Centers are popping up all over the place … despite the data on adverse neonatal outcomes. This is simply better marketing the benefits of comfort and personal service of a birth center over safety provided by a hospital for the inevitable difficult delivery,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national birth injury attorney. What does [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-01-06T16:37:58-07:00December 1st, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Neonatal Diffusion-Weighted MRI: Prognostic Prediction of Neonatal HIE

“In an attempt to establish cutoff values to predict the occurrence of neurological sequelae, MD and FA measurements in the corpus callosum, thalamus, basal ganglia, corticospinal tract, and frontal white matter have proven to have an excellent ability to predict severe neurological outcomes," states Kenichi Oishi, MD, PhD, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. [...]

gavmdjd.dc2025-01-06T15:35:20-07:00November 14th, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Diffusion Tensor Imaging: Early Diagnosis of Spastic Cerebral Palsy

“The aim was to investigate whether infants with periventricular white matter injury with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy have unique lesions different from lesions in those without cerebral palsy and to evaluate the early diagnostic efficiency of Diffusion Tensor Imaging for differentiating infants with spastic cerebral palsy from those with periventricular white matter injury without cerebral [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-11-11T22:38:14-07:00November 11th, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Neonatal Encephalopathy: Diffusion MRI and MR Spectroscopy Predictive of Outcome

“This is an important study because it shows Diffusion MRI and MR spectroscopy of newborns after therapeutic cooling has predictive value as to outcomes when it relates to adverse outcomes, including moderately/severely delayed development and significant psychomotor development and/or mental developmental index," states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national birth injury and malpractice attorney. What did [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-10-24T01:09:06-07:00October 21st, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: Seizures

“In our cohort, the presence of seizures, per se, was not associated with abnormal outcome; however a high seizure burden as well as a persistent abnormal aEEG background pattern and MR lesions resulted as being significantly associated with poor prognosis," states Dr. Claudia Basti, Neonatologist, Italy. Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national birth injury attorney, [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-10-24T00:46:00-07:00October 18th, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments

Mild Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy: Therapeutic Cooling Versus No Therapeutic Cooling

“A significant proportion (approximately 25%) of infants with mild neonatal encephalopathy have mild to moderate disability at 2 years. By 5 years, 35% are having difficulties in one or more areas. No trials of cooling in mild HIE have been undertaken and so clinicians have no evidence base to guide treatment in this group," states [...]

gavmdjd.dc2024-10-08T17:49:00-07:00September 21st, 2024|Birth Injuries, News|0 Comments