Negligence Compensation for Cauda Equina Syndrome
If you have been negatively affected by delays in the diagnosis and treatment of cauda equina syndrome, you may be able to claim compensation.
Patients whose long-term physical outcome is worse due to negligent medical than would otherwise have been the case are legally entitled to claim compensation for the effects of the negligence, such as a reduced income.
Contact a legal specialist to get expert advice.
What is the impact of cauda equina syndrome?
Cauda equina syndrome affects the lower body, specifically bowel and bladder function, sexual sensation and function and mobility. Depending on the extent of nerve compression and the point at which surgery is carried out, the long-term impact on the patient can vary. Early diagnosis and prompt surgery provides the best outcome.
What is negligent medical care?
A patient who is experiencing compression of their cauda equina nerves may find that, as time passes, the compression worsens and the impact on their lower body function increases. Altered perineal sensation, lower back pain and altered urinary experience may lead to double incontinence, loss of sexual function and loss of mobility.
f medical professionals fail to respond appropriately to the possible symptoms and signs of cauda equina nerve compression, thereby allowing time for the patient's condition to deteriorate, they may be regarded as having been negligent. Examples of medical negligence in relation to cauda equina syndrome could include a misdiagnosis of symptoms, a failure to examine and a delay in a referral for an MRI scan.
When can I claim compensation?
You may be able to make a claim for compensation if an assessment of your medical care finds that there has, in fact, been an act of negligence or substandard care in the medical response to your cauda equina syndrome symptoms, such as a failure to examine.
Furthermore, it needs to be found that the negligence in your care has caused you to suffer a worse outcome and symptoms which you would not have suffered had you received an acceptable level of care.
Any financial losses which you have suffered as a result of your negligent care, such as a reduced income, would be incorporated into a successful claim.
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Glynns Solicitors are specialists in medical negligence law with a long-standing history of extremely successful high-value cauda equina syndrome compensation claims.
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