When someone suffers a stroke, it generally means that a blood vessel in their body has ruptured, or a blood clot has blocked an artery which interrupts critical blood flow to the brain and causes brain cells to die. Strokes are currently the third leading cause of death in the U.S., and those who manage to survive a stroke are often left with debilitating injuries.
One of the most important ways to prevent death or permanent injury when a patient has a stroke is early detection because with prompt treatment permanent damage can be minimized. Unfortunately, however, when this does not happen and a stroke is misdiagnosed, the patient can suffer further injury or death.
The most common ways doctors misdiagnose a stroke is by:
- Failing to properly review a patient’s medical history
- Not performing a thorough enough physical examination
- Failure to order proper tests, such as angiograms or ultrasounds
Any one of these three things can result in a stroke victim not being diagnosed in a timely enough manner and the consequences can be dire. Typical results of stroke misdiagnosis include:
- Seizures
- Depression
- Brain damage
- Memory loss
- Difficulty with reading, writing or even speaking
- Loss of motor skills
- Further, more severe strokes
- Death
Do you know someone who has suffered permanent injury or died due to a stroke misdiagnosis? Perhaps you were a victim of this type of medical malpractice yourself. If so, you may be entitled to compensation for things such as medical bills, lost wages, future medical expenses and pain and suffering. The best way to find out is to speak with a medical attorney skilled in stroke misdiagnosis lawsuits.
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