Can I Claim Compensation for Lost Mobility Due to Cauda Equina Syndrome?
It may be possible to claim compensation for mobility losses as well as other debilitating symptoms if it is found that this has been caused by or contributed to by an act of negligence in the course of the patient's medical care.
Cauda equina syndrome function losses
Cauda equina syndrome is associated with a shocking array of potential symptoms of which loss of mobility is one of the most significant and life-changing. Other disabling symptoms include incontinence of both bladder and bowel, sexual dysfunction and the psychological difficulties which the impact of this appalling condition can cause.
Loss of mobility can utterly undermine an individual's way of life and quality of life. Activities, routines and capabilities which an individual once took entirely for granted may now be completely beyond possibility. Not only may they be restricted in what they can do and how they can work, they may also require some degree of support in order to manage what had previously seemed like straightforward everyday tasks.
Making a claim for compensation
In order to establish whether or not the individual affected by these terrible symptoms and function losses is, in fact, the victim of medical negligence, you need to engage the services of a medical negligence legal specialist.
Cauda equina syndrome compensation claims are extremely complicated. It is necessary to demonstrate both that an act of negligence has occurred and that it has adversely affected the patient's long-term well-being. Furthermore, in order to calculate the value of the claim, it is necessary to identify the various ways in which the patient's life has been affected as a result of the negligence and the associated financial losses and costs.
Where appropriate, a successful claim would take account of the impact of lost or reduced mobility. If this has caused, and will continue to cause, the patient to suffer a loss of income, these financial losses would be included in the claim.
If the individual requires specialist equipment due to their lost mobility, or requires some degree of personal care, the associated costs would also be include insofar as they had been caused by the negligence of the relevant medical professionals.
Contact a legal specialist
It is crucial to talk to a legal specialist as soon as possible. These types of claim have to be issued with a court within three years of the date of the alleged negligence and the investigation into the quality of the patient's care has to take place before that can happen.
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with extensive expertise in high-value cauda equina syndrome claims. Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim for the consequences of your lost mobility.
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