Disabled By Negligent Cauda Equina Care: What Can I Claim?
If you are struggling with the impact of disability due to negligent medical management of cauda equina syndrome, contact Glynns Solicitors to discuss the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
Cauda equina syndrome diagnosis delays
A delay in the diagnosis of cauda equina compression can mean that the patient suffers a worse outcome than would have been the case with more timely care.
This appalling condition, caused by compression of the cauda equina nerves, can worsen over time as the compression increases. If negligent medical care allows time to pass, and the patient@s condition deteriorates during that period of delay, the relevant medical professionals may be regarded as having been negligent in their care.
It may be possible to make a claim for compensation for the financial losses which the patient has suffered as a result, which they would not have suffered with an earlier diagnosis and surgery.
Disabling symptoms
The symptoms of cauda equina syndrome can be truly disabling. This can include loss of mobility or paralysis, loss of bladder and bowel function and loss of sexual function.
Not surprisingly, this combination of symptoms can utterly undermine an individual@s quality of life and ability to engage in a wide range of activities. It can compromise their ability to work, causing a considerable loss of income, and restrict their capacity to function independently even in their own home. They may require specialist treatment or equipment and may need alterations to be carried out to their home to facilitate safe and easy movement.
Claiming compensation for negligence
Speak to a medical negligence solicitor as soon as possible to commence an investigation into the quality of your care.
They will analyse your medical records to check for breaches of duty such as a failure of examination, a misdiagnosis, a failure of referral for an MRI scan or a failure to provide adequate red flag advice.
If instances such as these have contributed to the patient suffering a deterioration in their condition and long-term outcome, a successful compensation could help to tackle the many challenges that they may now face.
Free legal advice
Contact Glynns Solicitors, the specialists in cauda equina compensation, to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about your situation and the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
One of our team of experienced solicitors will be very happy to talk to you with a view to investigating the quality of your medical care.
We can offer No Win No Fee funding for medical negligence claims which we will discuss with you during your free initial telephone discussion.
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