CEREBRAL PALSY GLOSSARY
Glossary of Cerebral Palsy Law Terms
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Indemnity: An agreement wherein one party financially protects another against an anticipated loss.
Intention Tremors: A body part that trembles. Intention tremors become stronger as a person reaches for an object.
Interrogatories: A form of discovery in which one party submits a series of written questions to the other party, and to which the latter is bound to answer under oath.
Intraventricular Hemorrhage: Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) means bleeding into the normal fluid spaces (ventricles) within the brain. IVH is also used to refer to bleeding in areas near the ventricles even if the blood is not within them.
Involuntary Movement: Movement that is not under the control of the brain. Individuals who have cerebral palsy have so many involuntary movements that they interfere with their ability to function normally.