Managing the Financial Difficulties of Cauda Equina Syndrome
The sudden development of cauda equina syndrome can cause a wide range of disabling and costly problems. If this outcome has been influenced by negligent medical care, a successful compensation claim will help you to address these challenges.
The impact of cauda equina syndrome
Complete cauda equina syndrome is associated with several distressing and debilitating symptoms including loss of mobility, double incontinence and sexual dysfunction.
The myriad ways in which these symptoms can affect a person's daily life can be pretty overwhelming.
They may now struggle to work, may have to change their type of employment, reduce their working hours or may find that they are unable to work at all. The resulting financial loss can be huge.
A person who has lost their mobility may not be able to navigate safely around their home and may require significant alterations to their home to be carried out. They may require specialist treatment and equipment and care at considerable cost.
The impact of incontinence can also affect a person's quality and style of life in a variety of ways, not least causing significant psychological difficulties and influencing their ability to leave the home and engage in a wide range of activities.
Compensation claims for medical negligence
If negligent medical care has contributed to a poor outcome from cauda equina syndrome, which would have been less severe with more timely and competent care, it may be appropriate to make a claim for compensation.
A successful claim would address the financial losses and costs such as identified above.
Negligent care often relates to failings which result in a delay in diagnosis and therefore allow time for the patient's condition to deteriorate.
Examples of negligent medical care could include the following:
- A failure of assessment and examination, thereby missing key symptoms
- A misdiagnosis of symptoms
- A delay in making a referral for an MRI scan
- A failure to provide adequate red flag advice
- A delay in initiating surgery
If you suspect that negligent medical care may have affected your long-term outcome, speak to a legal specialist to consider the possibility of making a claim for compensation.
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Glynns Solicitors is a specialist medical negligence with a team of experienced lawyers and a history of success in complex, high-value cauda equina syndrome claims.
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