Urinary Symptoms Missed in Cauda Equina Syndrome Assessment
If a medical professional has failed to recognise the significance of your urinary symptoms, delaying the diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome, you may be justified in making a claim for compensation.
Urinary symptoms in cauda equina syndrome
Urinary symptoms are often key to a diagnosis of cauda equina nerve compression.
These crucial nerves, located in the lumbar region of the spine, are instrumental in experiencing both sensation and movement in the lower body, including bladder and urinary function. If the nerves become compressed, perhaps by a tumour in the spine or a herniated disc, bladder function can be lost.
A patient who is suffering from cauda equina nerve compression may be experiencing bladder and urinary symptoms such as the following:
- Experiencing a poor urinary flow
- Having to strain to initiate micturition or struggling to empty the bladder
- Losing awareness of needing to urinate
- Leakage of urine
Ultimately, an individual may suffer painless retention of urine and bladder incontinence.
Medical negligence and its consequences
A failure to assess a patient for their urinary symptoms, if any, and a failure to recognise the significance of these symptoms may lead to a delay in making a referral for an MRI scan and a delay in a diagnosis of cauda equina compression where that is the case.
Unfortunately, such a crucial delay can allow time for the patient's nerve compression to worsen leading to a poor long-term outcome which may not have been the case with a more timely and competent assessment and diagnosis.
The patient may face a lifetime of loss of mobility and double incontinence.
Claiming compensation
If you or a loved one are struggling with the distressing and disabling impact of cauda equina syndrome due to negligent medical care, it may be possible to make a claim for compensation.
A successful claim would incorporate, where appropriate, financial losses such as a loss of earnings due to debilitating symptoms or the costs of care where necessary.
The first step, which should be taken at the earliest possible moment, is to speak to a solicitor who specialises in medical negligence law. Compensation claims for cauda equina syndrome negligence are extremely complex, both in the analysis of any negligence but also in the assessment of the impact on the patient and the financial consequences, which are often wide-ranging and considerable.
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Contact us here at Glynns Solicitors, specialists in medical negligence law, to discuss the possibility of a making a claim for compensation.
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