The misdiagnosis of a stroke can have
serious repercussions for health, yet the symptoms of a stroke can easily be
confused with other illnesses and disorders, especially in an emergency room.
The symptoms of a stroke may be subtle, and the age of a patient may see the
symptoms interpreted as another illness or condition, especially with younger
patients who fall outside of the typical age range of stroke victims.
Rapid treatment of the symptoms of a stroke
can seriously reduce the damage caused, and the administration of medication to
break down any blood clots and restore blood flow to the brain can reduce the
chance of brain damage. While compensation for misdiagnosis of a stroke can in
no way make up for the injuries your son has suffered, it may be possible to
claim medical compensation to recover any costs, and to pay for medical care as a result
of the misdiagnosis. We advise you to consult a specialist medical negligence
solicitor to look at your case, to help determine whether the misdiagnosis of a
stroke can be deemed to be negligence on the part of the doctors.
A doctor in an emergency room or GP may
well underestimate the severity of the symptoms described, and may not
associate flu-like symptoms, slurring of speech, blurry vision, balance
problems and headaches as signs of a stroke. The misdiagnosis of a stroke is
surprisingly common, especially in emergency rooms. Patients have been released
from an emergency room with diagnoses such as alcohol intoxication, inner ear
infections, vertigo or simple colds and flu, only later to suffer a severe
attack which has led to paralysis, brain damage and death. In such cases, when
the symptoms have not been accurately diagnosed, or a doctor has made a grave
error in diagnosis, it is often possible to claim compensation for misdiagnosis
of a stroke and a specialist medical negligence solicitor should be consulted
for advice. The case will be investigated and a panel of expert medical
professionals asked to review your case to see if the diagnosis of a stroke was
reasonable given the circumstances at the time and the symptoms displayed.
If your son was suffering from symptoms of
a stroke out of hours, and an on call doctor was consulted and refused to
attend and administer treatment, and the symptoms of a stroke were misdiagnosed
as something far less serious, you could also be entitled to claim compensation
for misdiagnosis of a stroke.
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