Many medical negligence claims which involve neurological injury to the nerves are due to a failure to diagnose and treat correctly, or at all, resulting in catastrophic consequences.
Neurologists are trained to investigate, diagnose and treat a wide range of disorders including:
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Brain tumours
- Headaches and migraines, facial pain and weakness
- Vertigo/balance disorders, dizziness and blackouts
- Tingling, pins and needles and numbness
- Epilepsy and seizures
- Memory problems, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
- Stroke and mini-stroke/TIA
- Parkinson’s disease, tremors and disorders affecting movement
- Multiple Sclerosis
Claims can arise due to a failure to diagnose and treat these conditions, which can result in severe disability, brain damage and death.
Some nerve injuries occur when surgeons fail to identify a nerve during surgery for hip or knee replacements, hernia surgery, abdominal surgery, vaginal surgery and so on.
Other nerve injuries occur from needles, whether to give injections, take blood or provide pain relief/epidural/facet joint injections.
Some nerve injuries are short-lived and mild; however, other nerve injuries can be debilitating and long-term, causing difficulty with day-to-day living as well as psychological symptoms in severe cases.
Compensation can assist in securing funds for private and immediate treatments, carers, rehabilitation and so on. Our medical negligence solicitors have worked with many clients in bringing a successful claim against surgeons for nerve damage.
Our clinical negligence solicitors have experience of bringing nerve injury claims to a successful resolution for both patients and their loved ones.
Nerve Injury Claims Lawyers