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Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
HUS Seizures
Pritzker Olsen law firm has represented children who experienced HUS seizures that were related to an E. coli O157:H7 infection. Our HUS cases have involved children who were sickened after eating contaminated food and after visiting a petting zoo. We represent children and their families in E. coli HUS cases nationwide.
To contact our lawyers about HUS seizures and a lawsuit against a food manufacturer, restaurant or petting zoo, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free), email Attorney Fred Pritzker or submit our online form for a free consultation.
Seizures Common Complication of
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
Children who are infected with E. coli O157:H7 and then develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) often experience problems with their central nervous systems (CNS). The primary manifestation of CNS involvement is seizures, which can be caused by vascular damage or cerebral hemorrhage. HUS seizures can also be caused by uremia (urea and other waste products staying in the blood due to HUS kidney failure), hyponatremia (sodium levels are low and water levels are high) or other metabolic issues.
HUS seizures are usually general (affecting the whole brain), but can be focal (affecting a limited area of the brain). HUS seizures are sometimes the first sign of HUS and thus happen prior to hospitalization. Seizures can also occur at any point when a child is exhibiting signs and symptoms of HUS or even after an apparent recovery.
HUS seizures are usually brief and easy to control, but a child with HUS may experience status epilepticus, a prolonged seizure or a series of seizures where the child does not regain consciousness. The mortality rate for HUS patients who experience seizures and/or coma is higher.
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If your child has HUS with seizures and other complications, you and your child have legal rights, including the right to seek compensation for medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of quality of life from anyone who was responsible for the E. coli O157:H7 infection that caused the HUS.
If you would like to interview one of our attorneys before hiring our law firm, one of our E. coli lawyers will fly to meet with you. We have visited clients in the hospital, and feel this helps in our representation of these severely sick children.
To contact an E. coli lawyer for a free consultation, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the online consultation form.
Resources: 1. David G. Nathan and F. A. Oski, Hematology of infancy and childhood, W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia (1993).
2. Hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York (1992).
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