Medical Delays, Disability and Cauda Equina Syndrome Compensation
Unfortunately, medical delays and cauda equina disability often go hand in hand. This debilitating spinal condition can deteriorate if medical professionals delay in the process of diagnosis and surgery, leaving the patient with appalling disability.
Medical delays and cauda equina disability
Cauda equina compression reduces the functioning of the nerves and causes severe lower body disability. The patient may face the catastrophic and life-changing combination of bladder and bowel incontinence, alongside loss of mobility and loss of sexual sensation and function.
These are the symptoms associated with complete cauda equina syndrome. If this shocking condition is correctly diagnosed at an early stage, however, emergency surgery can prevent further compression and the development of these terrible symptoms.
In order for this to happen, medical professionals who are presented with the possible early symptoms of cauda equina syndrome need to ensure that diagnosis is achieved as quickly as possible.
Early symptoms could include lower back and leg pain as well as altered urinary experience and altered sensation in the saddle area. If medical professionals fail to recognise these symptoms and fail to make a timely referral for an MRI scan, the patient may soon deteriorate. It may possible to make a claim for compensation for the consequences of this negligent act.
Claiming compensation
If you think that you or a loved one may have a claim, speak to a specialist medical negligence solicitor at the earliest possible moment. In order to initiate a claim on your behalf, they will need a considerable amount of time in which to obtain your medical records and carry out an investigation into the quality of your medical care.
If it then appears that you have been the victim of negligence, your claim needs to be issued with a court within three years of the date of the alleged negligence.
A successful claim will address the impact of the negligence on the patient. For example, if an individual is unable to work due to their symptoms or if they are restricted in the nature of employment, causing them to suffer a significant loss of income, these losses would be included in a claim.
In addition, if the patient requires personal care due to their symptoms which would not have been the case had they received an acceptable level of medical care, the associated costs can be included in a claim.
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Glynns Solicitors is a dedicated medical negligence legal practice with a wealth of expertise and experience in high-value cauda equina claims.
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