Function Losses and Compensation for Cauda Equina Syndrome Negligence
Speak to a specialist solicitor if you are struggling with cauda equina syndrome due to inadequate medical care.
Cauda equina syndrome function losses
Complete cauda equina syndrome, the product of significant compression of the cauda equina nerves in the lumbar region of the spine, causes wide-ranging and life-changing function loss in the lower body.
This includes the following:
- Loss of bladder sensation and control
- Loss of bowel sensation and control
- Loss of sexual sensation and function
- Loss of mobility
Not surprisingly, this shocking combination of symptoms can have a dramatic impact on the way in which a person is able to live their life:
- They may struggle to work due to the nature of their symptoms, due to difficulties with working full-time or in certain environments or due to the practical requirements of managing their bowel symptoms. Some types of employment may now be completely denied them.
- They may no longer be able to carry out a wide range of daily personal or household tasks due to the limitations imposed by their symptoms
- They may require significant alterations to be carried out to their home environment in order to manage their restricted mobility and their bowel problems
- They may no longer be able to engage with many of the leisure or sports activities which they previously enjoyed and may be limited in the support they can provide to their family
- Psychologically, both the symptoms and the ramifications of the symptoms on the person's quality of life can be very difficult to manage
Medical negligence and claiming compensation
A poor outcome from cauda equina nerve compression cannot always be avoided. However, where an individual visits their surgery or Accident and Emergency facility with early symptoms, prompt diagnosis and surgical intervention can prevent further deterioration and function loss and the patient may avoid the unfortunate scenario described above.
In this situation, if a medical professional fails to provide appropriate and timely care, resulting in the patient suffering to an unnecessary degree, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
Examples of medical negligence which may contribute to a delay in the necessary care could include the following:
- A failure to make a thorough assessment of the patient, thereby missing important symptoms
- A misdiagnosis of the patient's symptoms, thereby delaying an accurate diagnosis and the initiation of surgery
- A failure to understand that the patient's symptoms may be a matter of emergency requiring an immediate MRI scan, thereby delaying diagnosis
- A failure to provide adequate red flag advice
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