Compensation for Financial Problems Due to Cauda Equina Syndrome
If you or a loved one are struggling with the financial impact of cauda equina syndrome due to delays in diagnosis, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
Financial impact of cauda equina syndrome
Cauda equina syndrome can cause an individual and their family to suffer significant financial difficulties.
An individual with complete cauda equina syndrome may experience the following symptoms:
- Double incontinence
- Loss of mobility
- Loss of sexual function and sensation
As a consequence, they may struggle to work, affecting the family income. In addition, they may require alterations to be made to their home so that they can easily navigate their way around it. They may also need some degree of personal support to achieve household and personal tasks.
The cumulative financial impact of this array of circumstances can have a significant impact, reducing an individual's quality of life.
Claiming compensation
Cauda equina syndrome is usually a progressive condition and it is sometimes the case that, with more timely and efficient medical care, surgery could have occurred at an earlier stage, increasing the patient's chances of a good outcome.
Conversely, if diagnosis and surgery are delayed, the passing of time may allow the patient's nerve compression to worsen, causing increasing loss of lower body function. Ultimately the patient may suffer complete cauda equina syndrome, with paralysis and double incontinence.
If opportunities to diagnose and treat compression of the cauda equina nerves are missed by medical professionals, they may be regarded as responsible for the symptoms subsequently experienced by the patient, which would not have developed with more timely care.
In these circumstances, it might be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
Legal advice
Compensation claims for cauda equina syndrome are extremely complex and require the skills of a specialist lawyer and the best medical experts.
A full investigation of the patient's medical care will need to be carried out in order to confirm if a breach of duty has occurred and the degree to which it has impacted on the patient.
Knowledge and experience of this appalling condition and the way in which it develops is essential if the patient is to achieve a successful financial claim.
Legal specialists
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of specialist solicitors, all of whom have significant expertise in the cauda equina claims.
Contact us today to talk to a lawyer, free of charge, if you or a loved one are struggling with the impact of cauda equina syndrome due to negligent medical care.
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