Adapting to Cauda Equina Syndrome and Compensation for Negligence
If your quality of life has been devastated by cauda equina syndrome due to negligent medical care, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
Cauda equina syndrome disability
An individual with cauda equina syndrome is likely to feel that their life has been turned upside down. A range of activities, from personal hygiene and household chores to work, sports and childcare may feel almost impossible to manage.
If this appalling condition is not diagnosed and treated at the earliest possible stage, it can leave a once healthy individual severely disabled for the rest of their life. With complete cauda equina syndrome, a person can suffer the following debilitating symptoms:
- Inability to control the passing of wind
- Inability to control the passing of faeces
- Loss of bladder sensation and function
- Sexual dysfunction
- Loss of mobility
A successful compensation claim
Where appropriate, a successful compensation claim can make a significant difference to an individual's quality of life. If a poor long-term health outcome is demonstrated to be due to negligent medical care, the patient is entitled to compensation.
A successful claim would include recompense for the patient's financial losses. For example, if an individual was limited in their capacity to work due to their symptoms, a successful claim would incorporate their loss of earnings.
If their home required significant alterations in order for them to navigate their way around it safely and effectively, these costs could be taken into account, too, as well as the costs of any necessary care.
Claiming compensation
In order for a compensation claim to succeed, it must be accepted that the poor-quality medical care contributed to the patient suffering worse symptoms than would have been the case with an acceptable level of care.
Medical failings with regard to cauda equina syndrome tend to relate to delays in diagnosis and surgery, during which time the patient may deteriorate. This can include a failure to diagnose, a misdiagnosis, a delay in making a referral for an MRI scan or a delay in organising surgery to decompress the nerves in the spine.
Speak to a specialist
Compensation claims for cauda equina syndrome are extremely complex requiring the skills of a specialist solicitor and the best medical experts.
If you or a loved one are struggling with the impact of this shocking condition, contact Glynns Solicitors, specialists in medical negligence law. One of our team of experienced lawyers will be very happy to talk to you, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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