Brain Damage and When to Claim Compensation for Medical Negligence
If you or a loved one are suffering the terrible impact of medical negligence in relation to the brain, it is essential that you speak to a specialist solicitor about your situation.
Brain injury and medical negligence
A negligent injury to the brain is often utterly life-changing.
Healthy functioning of the brain underpins virtually everything we do as human beings, responding to external and internal stimuli, facilitating movement, enabling communication, processing information and facilitating memory and executive functioning.
Damage to the brain can have an appalling array of consequences, depriving us of significant aspects of our daily functioning, rendering us reliant on care and unable to work.
If catastrophic failings by medical professionals have caused or contributed to such a distressing outcome, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
Negligent damage to the brain, although extremely rare, can happen in a number of ways including the following:
- An error during neurosurgery
- A failure to diagnose a brain tumour
- A failure to diagnose meningitis
- An error during spinal surgery
- A failure to diagnose hydrocephalus or an error in regard to treatment
- Hypoxia suffered during surgery due to blood loss
- A failure to diagnose a stroke or a condition which leads to the patient suffering a stroke
Specialist medical negligence legal advice
As can be imagined, compensation claims related to brain damage and medical negligence can be extremely complex. Such claims require the support of highly experienced specialist lawyers as well as specialist barristers and the best medical experts.
If you are pursuing a claim on behalf of yourself or a loved one, your solicitor will need to obtain copies of the relevant medical records and carry out a meticulous investigation into the quality of your care and the impact of any medical negligence.
Such injuries can result in substantial claims and both expertise and experience are vital in order to ensure that the patient's condition and suffering is fully comprehended and compensated.
A successful claim for damage to the brain may involve not only the financial losses associated with an inability to work, but also the costs of care and associated requirements which may be a consequence of the negligence as well as compensation in recognition of the patient's pain and suffering.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a long-standing history of success in complex, high-value claims.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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