Living with Cauda Equina Syndrome Due to Negligent Medical Care
Facing the symptoms of cauda equina syndrome
If you are trying to come to terms with the appalling combination of symptoms which cauda equina syndrome can cause, you may be wondering where to start and how to cope.
If substandard or negligent medical care has influenced your poor long-term outcome, speak to a specialist solicitor about making a claim for compensation.
A patient who has experienced a worse outcome from negligent medical care than should have been the case with an acceptable level of care is legally entitled to claim compensation for the consequences.
If you think this may apply to you, you need to engage a specialist solicitor to investigate the quality of your care and, if appropriate, support you in making a claim for compensation.
The challenges of a cauda equina syndrome diagnosis
The debilitating symptoms of cauda equina syndrome, especially in a formerly fit and healthy individual, can be both shocking and life changing.
Loss of bowel and bladder continence, restricted mobility and sexual dysfunction can devastate an individual's quality of life, affecting their ability to work, to carry out numerous tasks and to support their family. They may find that they require some degree of personal care and be restricted in the nature of employment which they are now able to undertake.
They may require significant adaptations to be carried out to their home to enable them to function as normally as possible within their own home environment.
Making a claim for compensation
Negligent medical care is sometimes an influencing factor in the outcome from cauda equina nerve compression. An early diagnosis and emergency surgery can provide the best outcome. Unfortunately, delays in diagnosis can occur, thereby allowing the nerve compression to increase and the patient's outcome to deteriorate. A failure to examine, a failure to recognise symptoms and a delay in making a referral for an MRI scan can all be regarded as negligent.
If such a failing has adversely affected your outcome, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation which would address the financial losses which you have suffered and will suffer in the future due to your symptoms.
Speak to the specialists
Glynns Solicitors are specialists in medical negligence law and cauda equina syndrome claims in particular. With longstanding experience in high value claims, we can offer you a wealth of expertise in the assessment and running of your claim.
We can offer No Win No Fee funding for medical negligence claims which we will discuss with you during your free initial telephone discussion.
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