Compensation for Substandard Medical Care of Cauda Equina Syndrome
If substandard medical care of cauda equina syndrome has left you or a loved one with permanent, severe disability, contact Glynns Solicitors, experts in cauda equina compensation.
Cauda equina syndrome and permanent disability
The potential physical losses which can be caused by compression of the cauda equina nerves are both shocking and utterly life-changing.
Without timely, often emergency, surgery, this appalling condition can leave a patient with double incontinence, loss of mobility and sexual dysfunction. This devastating combination of debilitating symptoms will affect almost every aspect of the patient's life, potentially depriving them of the ability to work and to navigate safely around their own home.
The financial losses resulting from such a degree of disability can be substantial, especially if the individual affected is no longer able to work or is limited in the nature of employment which they are able to undertake.
What constitutes substandard care?
Substandard medical care is a quality of care which falls below that which would normally apply and which a patient has the right to accept.
In the context of cauda equina syndrome, substandard or negligent medical care could include the following:
- A failure to recognise or suspect the possible symptoms of cauda equina compression, such as bilateral leg pain and altered sensation, as well as altered sensation in the saddle area or urinary symptoms
- A failure to carry out a thorough assessment of a patient who may be exhibiting possible symptoms of cauda equina compression
- A misdiagnosis, leading to a delay in an accurate diagnosis
- A delay in making a referral for an MRI scan to assess for cauda equina compression
- A failure of safety-netting such as a failure to provide the patient with the red flag symptoms which should prompt immediate attendance at Accident and Emergency
Making a claim for compensation
If you or a loved one are struggling with the impact of cauda equina syndrome, you may be struggling to work, to travel, to remain independent. You may be experiencing a loss of income at the same time as an increasing need for personal care or for alterations to be made to your home so that you can access toilet facilities readily and function safely.
Where this appalling outcome is due to substandard medical management of compression of the cauda equina nerves, you may be entitled to make a claim for compensation.
Specialist legal advice
Compensation claims are highly complex. If you think you may have a claim, you would be best advised to speak with a specialist solicitor at the earliest possible moment.
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with extensive experience of cauda equina syndrome claims. Contact us today to speak with a legal expert. Free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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