Failure to Diagnose Stroke

FAILURE TO DIAGNOSE STROKE - MALPRACTICE LAWYER

Attorney Fred Pritzker has extensive medical malpracticeexperience. In recognition of his accomplishments, he has been included in The Best Lawyers in America. If you have suffered harm associated with a failure to diagnose stroke, contact malpractice lawyer Fred Pritzker for a free consultation. You may reach him toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the Pritzker | Ruohonen online consultation form for his review.

Failure to Diagnose Stroke – Treatment for Ischemic Stroke

Failure to diagnose stroke means treatments that are available to reverse the effects of stroke are not administered in time. There are two kinds of stroke:

An ischemic stroke occurs when an artery that supplies blood and oxygen to the brain becomes blocked. About 80% of strokes are of this type. Blood clots are the most common cause of artery blockage that leads to an ischemic stroke.
Hemorrhagic stroke is caused by a blood vessel that breaks and bleeds into the brain.

The effects of ischemic strokes can be reversed with treatment. The treatments, however, must be administered within the first few hours of a stroke. If someone has an ischemic stoke and doctors fail to diagnose the stroke in time to administer the treatment, there may be a claim for failure to diagnose malpractice.

Compensation for a failure to diagnose stroke malpractice case includes the following:

Cost of Care
Lost Earnings
Medical Expenses
Pain and Suffering
Emotional Distress

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