Long-term Disability and Cauda Equina Negligence Claims
The long-term impact of cauda equina syndrome can be utterly devastating:
- The physical symptoms of double incontinence, loss of mobility and sexual dysfunction are practically challenging and emotionally distressing. An individual is denied the ability to do much of what was previously straightforward and uncomplicated, frequently causing a loss of confidence and sense of identity. The complexity of managing this appalling combination of symptoms is life-changing and requires support and considerable resilience.
- The impact on an individual's family can also be profound, requiring them to provide significant levels of support, both emotionally and practically in order to enable their loved one to function and maintain a decent quality of life. Personal relationships can come under considerable strain at such a time.
- On a financial level, the impact of cauda equina syndrome can also be dramatic. If the individual affected is now unable to pursue their former career, or is restricted in the hours which they can work, they may suffer a significant reduction in both income and potential pension.
- In addition, an individual with complete cauda equina syndrome is likely to require professional personal care and may even find that their home is no longer suitable to their needs and that they either require substantial alterations to it or to find a new home.
Claiming compensation for negligent care
The diagnosis and treatment of cauda equina syndrome within a strict timeframe is absolutely crucial to the patient's long-term well-being.
A delay at any stage of this process may allow the patient's nerve compression to worsen and their lower body function loss to increase.
Negligent medical care, putting the patient at risk of complete cauda equina syndrome can occur in a number of ways:
- A failure to recognise the symptoms and their significance
- A misdiagnosis
- A failure to make a timely referral for an MRI scan
- A failure to recognise the significance of the MRI scan results
- A delay in commencing surgery once a confirmation of diagnosis has been made
If delays in medical care allow a patient's condition to worsen prior to surgery, they are entitled to make a compensation claim for the ling-term effects of that delay.
Contact a legal specialist
Compensation claims for cauda equina negligence are extremely complex and require the skills of an experience and specialist lawyer.
Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with long-standing experience of successful cauda equina claims. Contact us today if you or a loved one are struggling with the appalling impact of cauda equina syndrome due to substandard medical care.
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