How to Challenge the Medical Response to Your Cauda Equina Compression
If you believe that medical professionals failed in their response to your cauda equina compression, you may be looking for answers and you may be wondering if you are entitled to claim compensation.
Cauda equina compression impact
Without a timely and appropriate medical response, compression of the cauda equina nerves in the lumbar region of the spine can have devastating consequences.
A patient who has been suffering from lower back pain may find themselves facing a future of loss of mobility, loss of sexual sensation and function, and double incontinence.
How did this happen and can you make a claim?
Compression of the cauda equina nerves needs to be diagnosed at the earliest possible moment. These essential nerves are responsible for passing messages of sensation and action between the lower body and the brain. If they are permanently damaged, the patient may suffer a lifetime of disability.
An early diagnosis followed by prompt surgery can provide the opportunity to possible recovery of function or at least to prevent further function losses.
If medical professionals have the opportunity to diagnose and treat this terrible condition but, for some reason, cause a delay in a vital medical response, they may be regarded as responsible for the symptoms which the delay causes and which the patient would not have suffered had the delay not occurred.
Challenging the quality of care
A specialist medical negligence solicitor can help you to investigate and challenge your medical care and, where appropriate, develop a claim for compensation which will address the financial impact of your condition.
Your specialist solicitor will obtain copies of all the relevant medical records and engage the services of the best medical experts to analyse the quality of your care, whether that is in the GP surgery or in Accident and Emergency facilities.
Furthermore, where necessary, they will assess the impact of any negligence on you and calculate your financial losses, be they a loss of income or the costs of care.
Speak to a legal specialist
A specialist in medical negligence law is essential. These are complex and often high-value claims and strict legal deadlines and procedures must be adhered to if your claim is to proceed.
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a team of experienced lawyers and a specific focus on cauda equina syndrome claims.
Contact us today to talk to a solicitor, free of charge, about the possibility of making a claim.
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