Questioning Delays in the Medical Management of Your Cauda Equina Syndrome
If you or a loved one are struggling with the appalling disability which can accompany a diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome, and you suspect that your medical care may have been substandard, speak to a specialist medical negligence solicitor.
The complexity of cauda equina syndrome
Claiming compensation for medical negligence is a very complicated process. In the case of such a complex condition as cauda equina syndrome, this is especially true.
In order to identify whether or not you have been the victim of negligent and whether you are legally entitled to claim compensation for the consequences of that negligence, it is essential to engage the services of a specialist solicitor.
They will be able to obtain copies of your medical records and employ the best medical experts to identify if you have suffered an act of negligence and what impact that failing may have had on your long-term outcome from compression of the cauda equina nerves.
Where the development of cauda equina compression is concerned, a delay in diagnosis can be catastrophic, leaving the patient with permanent loss of mobility, loss of control of bowel and bladder function and loss of sexual function and sensation.
Medical negligence and cauda equina compression
Examples of negligent care in the medical management of cauda equina compression, which can cause a delay and allow the patient to suffer a deterioration could include the following:
- A failure to carry out a thorough assessment of the patient, thereby missing important symptoms and leading to a misdiagnosis
- A failure to recognise the urgency of the patient's condition meaning that an emergency MRI scan may not take place
- A failure to provide adequate red flag advice meaning that the patient may not attend hospital if their symptoms worsen
- A delay in carrying out an MRI scan or arranging a transfer to available provision for this
- A delay in initiating surgery to decompress the nerve
If your medical professionals are found to have been negligent, leaving you to suffer the consequences, a successful claim will take account of your financial losses. That can include any loss of earnings, both past and future, due to the negligence, as well as the costs of equipment, care, treatment, necessitated by the impact of the negligent delay.
Consult a legal specialist
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced solicitors and extensive expertise in cauda equina syndrome claims.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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