HUS Stroke

Pritzker Olsen law firm represents people nationwide who develop hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) after contracting an E. coli infection. Most HUS victims are children. The millions of dollars we have recovered for our clients has giving them financial security as they deal with their health problems and try to get on with their lives. If your loved one has HUS, contact our lawyers for a free consultation.

HUS always causes kidney damage and often causes central nervous system (CNS) injury. One manifestation of this is stroke. HUS stroke can be caused by a clot (thrombotic stroke) or by bleeding on the brain (hemorrhagic stroke).

Thrombotic Stroke

There are two categories of stroke, ischemic and hemorrhagic. Ischemic strokes are either thrombtic or embolic. The ischemic strokes associated with HUS are thrombotic strokes, which are strokes caused by a thrombus (blood clot) that develops in the arteries supplying blood to the brain. HUS patients are at risk for thrombotic stroke because HUS patients can develop tiny thrombi (blood clots) in blood vessels in the central nervous system (CNS). Thrombotic stroke is also referred to as cerebral thrombosis or cerebral infarction.

Hemorrhagic Stroke

Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in your brain leaks or ruptures. HUS hemorrhagic stroke is usually related to HUS kidney failure (renal failure). When the kidneys fail, toxins the body should have excreted in urine get into the blood and circulate throughout the body. One of the areas most often damaged is the central nervous system, and stroke is always a risk.

The uremic state causes platelet dysfunction and altered platelet–vessel wall interaction resulting in a bleeding tendency and increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke (Jörres, 201).

Hemodialysis can help, but the hemodialysis itself can also cause hemorrhage.

What Legal Rights Do HUS Stroke Victims Have?

If the HUS was caused by food contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, HUS stroke victims have the right to make a good faith claim against a food manufacturer, restaurant or other party responsible for the contamination or selling the contaminated food.

Compensation for HUS stroke victims can include amounts for past and future medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, emotional distress, disability, loss of quality of life and other damages resulting from E. coli HUS.

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References:
1. Jörres, Achim, Management of Acute Kidney Problems, Springer, p. 201 (2009)

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