Cauda Equina Syndrome Nerve Damage and Compensation for Medical Negligence
If you or a loved one are suffering the appalling symptoms of cauda equina syndrome following substandard medical care, contact Glynns Solicitors to discuss the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
Diagnosis and delays
The disabling and life changing symptoms of cauda equina syndrome are a product of loss of function of the cauda equina nerves at the base of the spine.
If this debilitating condition is diagnosed and treated promptly, further deterioration and function loss may be avoided. However, if medical professionals have the opportunity to diagnose this nerve compression and fail to do so or cause a delay in diagnosis and surgery, the patient may be entitled to claim compensation for the consequences of that negligence.
Diagnosis and treatment of cauda equina syndrome may be regarded as a medical emergency. Early symptoms which might necessitate an immediate referral for an MRI scan could include the following;
- Lower back and leg pain
- Bilateral altered leg sensation such as numbness
- Altered sensation in the saddle area between the legs and around the buttocks
- Altered urinary experience such as having to strain to empty the bladder
- Altered awareness of needing to defecate
Failing to recognise the possible significance of these symptoms or a failure to make an appropriate referral for an MRI scan may be regarded as negligent and, if the patient suffers a worse long-term outcome due to the associated delay, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
Cauda equina nerve damage
Such is the role of the cauda equina nerves that a patient who is suffering from loss of that nerve function can experience permanent incontinence of both bladder and bowel as well as loss of mobility and loss of sexual function.
The consequences, inevitably, can be wide ranging and, where it is found that this distressing situation has been influenced by negligent medical care, a successful compensation claim can help to address the many debilitating difficulties which the patient may have to face.
For example, where the consequences of the negligence have left the patient struggling to work and needing to change to an entirely different form of employment, thereby suffering significant loss of income, these losses would be included in the claim.
If the patient now requires personal care or support or equipment which would not have been the case with an appropriate level of medical care, these costs could be incorporated in a claim.
Speak to a specialist solicitor
A solicitor who specialises in medical negligence law is essential to achieving both justice and the best settlement of your claim.
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a wealth of expertise in high-value cauda equina claims.
Contact us today to speak with a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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