Additional Household Costs and Compensation for Cauda Equina Negligence
The financial implications of cauda equina syndrome can be astronomical. Contact a legal specialist if you believe that your poor outcome may have been influenced by negligent medical care.
Cauda equina syndrome disability
The symptoms which are generally associated with cauda equina syndrome can be disabling to such a degree that the individual affected by this appalling condition may need major alterations and adaptations to be carried out to their home.
If your mobility has been severely restricted due to the loss of nerve function, you may need equipment fitted into your home to facilitate safe navigation and access for a wheelchair. You may need ramps to be fitted as well as support bars in some rooms.
If you are struggling with bowel and bladder problems due to your cauda equina compression symptoms, you may require adaptations to be made to your bathroom or you may need toilet facilities to be fitted in the downstairs of your home.
The provision of such measures can improve a person's quality of life immeasurably and make an extremely difficult and stressful situation considerably easier.
However, the cost of such requirements can be significant.
Medical negligence and cauda equina syndrome
If an individual finds that they are suffering these appalling symptoms due, in part or in full, to failings on the part of medical professionals, then it may be possible to claim compensation which would address these costly requirements.
Cauda equina syndrome is generally a progressive condition where early diagnosis is often associated with a better outcome than where late diagnosis and surgery mean that the patient's condition has deteriorated and their symptoms may not only be worse, but permanent.
If medical professionals have caused a delay in diagnosis, they may be regarded as having been negligent in their care of the patient and a successful compensation claim will take account of the impact of that negligence.
Failings which may cause a life-changing delay in diagnosis could include a failure of examination, a misdiagnosis, a failure to provide red flag advice and a delay in making a referral for an MRI scan.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers and a specific focus on cauda equina syndrome claims.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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