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Brain Damage

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<p>Nine-year-old Skye Worthington who has cerebral palsy cannot speak and can only communicate through special eye gaze technology.</p>

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Court approves further damages payment for Cork girl, 9, who suffered brain damage at birth
Skye Worthington had sued the HSE as a result of injuries sustained during her delivery at Kerry General Hospital in April 2011
<p>Leon Hawkins had through his mother Leonie Hawkins sued the HSE over the circumstances of his birth at University Hospital, Waterford in 2009. File photo: Denis Minihane.</p>

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Tipperary boy settles for €8m over alleged brain damage at birth
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New drug slows brain damage in MS patients in trial
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Boy,14, with serious brain damage should not be resuscitated, Judge rules

A 14-year-old boy left with serious brain damage as a result of suffering a “non-accidental injury” when small is critically ill and should not be resuscitated if his condition worsens, a High Court judge has decided.

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