Cauda Equina Nerve Function Loss and Compensation for Negligent Medical Care
Talk to a specialist medical negligence solicitor if you are facing a future of loss of lower body function due to negligent medical care of your cauda equina nerve function.
The crucial role of the cauda equina nerves
Healthy functioning of our nervous systems enables us to exist, flourish and survive as human beings. Reaching every part of the body, our nerves respond to the myriad of stimuli, both internal and external, which affect us every minute of the day. In addition, they carry out the decisions of the brain by initiating movement of the muscles to respond to our environment, to our needs and to our desires.
A loss of nerve function will diminish some aspect of bodily function. This may make a small difference to our experience of everyday life or it may make a major difference.
Where the cauda equina nerves are concerned, loss of function can result in significant loss of lower body function, in the form of loss of mobility, loss of bladder function as well as loss of bowel function and sexual function. Potentially a life-changing cocktail of function loss.
If compression of the cauda equina nerves is identified and treated at an early stage, it is possible that any lost nerve function may be recovered and that further deterioration will be avoided. A delay in diagnosis and surgery, however, can mean that the function of the nerves and the associated organs and parts of the body is lost for good.
Medical negligence in the diagnosis of cauda equina nerve compression
Prompt and competent medical care is essential.
Negligent medical care in the diagnosis and care of cauda equina nerve compression can include the following:
- A failure to carry out a thorough assessment of the patient, meaning that key signs and symptoms are missed
- A misdiagnosis of the patient's symptoms
- A failure to understand the urgency of the patient's condition, leading to a delay in the patient undergoing an MRI scan
- A failure to provide appropriate red flag advice
If delays resulting from these failings mean that the patient's condition has worsened by the time of diagnosis and surgery, leading to a worse outcome than would have been the case with more timely care, talk to a solicitor about the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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