King of Prussia Stroke Malpractice Lawyer

Call a stroke attorney in King of Prussia PA for a free medical malpractice consultation. A stroke is a medical emergency, and prompt treatment is crucial. Early action can reduce brain damage and other complications including permanent or temporary disabilities. Stroke is a neurological condition affecting a patient’s brain cells, brain cortex and brain blood vessels. There are two main types of major stroke and a mini stroke. A King of Prussia stroke malpractice lawyer can help

An ischemic stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced, preventing brain tissue from getting oxygen and nutrients. Severe hypoxia can cause irreversible brain damage or King of Prussia wrongful death. Brain cells begin to die in minutes. Ischemic stroke can be caused by blood clots blocking veins and arteries or fatty deposit blocking vessels caused by high cholesterol.

Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when there is a blood leak from brain blood vessels. Leaking blood is caused by veins ruptures and puts a huge pressure on brain tissues. This pressure can cause irreversible brain damage leading to disabilities of varying levels of severity.

A mini stroke – also known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA), is a brief stroke that improves on its own. A mini stroke is characterized by neurological symptoms that can range from mild to severe and may involve physical impairment or cognitive functions. It can be a warning before a major stroke. Untreated TIA often leads to major strokes in the next months.

Stroke misdiagnosis

First signs and symptoms of strokes are mutual to many neurological conditions. Precise medical interviews, medical measurements, blood tests and brain scan can confirm the diagnosis and determine a type of stroke. All those actions should happen during the first hour of any symptom appearing. Failure to do so is stroke medical malpractice in King of Prussia PA.

Stroke signs and symptoms include:

• Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body
• Sudden confusion, trouble speaking
• Slurred speech
• Blurred vision in one eye
• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or lack of coordination
• Severe headache with no known cause
• Balance problems
• Rarely nausea and vomiting
• Wrongful Death

Brain scans

Doctors use CT scan and MRI to diagnose a stroke. Brain scans can uncover any brain damage within an hour of the onset of the stroke symptoms.

Even if the physical symptoms of a stroke are obvious, brain scans should also be done to determine:

• if the King of Prussia stroke has been caused by a blocked artery (ischaemic stroke) or burst blood vessel (haemorrhagic stroke)
• which part of the brain has been affected
• how severe the stroke is

Everyone with a suspected stroke should have a brain scan within 1 hour of arriving at hospital if possible. If this is not completed, stroke malpractice has been committed.

Stroke treatment

To treat an ischemic stroke, doctors must quickly restore blood flow and oxygen supply to the brain. This may be done with emergency IV medication. Therapy with drugs that can break up a clot (TPA – tissue plasminogen activator) has to be given within the first hours from when symptoms first started.

Emergency treatment of hemorrhagic stroke focuses on controlling the bleeding and reducing pressure in the brain caused by the excess fluid. Hemorrhagic stroke can be treated surgically in many cases. Surgeries can fix ruptured brain vessels and prevent further brain damage. Hemorrhagic stroke surgical treatment includes:

• Surgical clipping
• Coiling (endovascular embolization)
• Surgical AVM removal
• Stereotactic radiosurgery

Mini strokes treatment is a major stroke prevention. TIA – transient ischemic attack can be treated by tissue plasminogen activator and anticoagulant medicines administration.

King of Prussia stroke medical malpractice

Neglecting to order blood tests or brain scans leads to delayed stroke diagnosis. Time is a crucial factor during a stroke diagnosis. Delayed treatment is often ineffective. Neurological conditions staying untreated threaten a patient’s life, dexterity and ability to live independently. Disabilities caused by stroke medical malpractice cause health, economic and mental losses for patients and their families.

Common loses and costs for patient struggling with stroke medical malpractice:

• loss of wages
• loss of employment
• loss of ability to return to employment
• loss of ability to live independently
• mental losses: anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder
• long rehabilitation and recovery
• medical bills for long hospital stay, medical procedures and medicines
• nursery at home or nursing care in a facility
• Wrongful Death

How is a stroke medical malpractice possible?

We trust doctors with our lives and health but medical errors still happen. King of Prussia stroke can be diagnosed too late or misdiagnosed with other medical conditions. Both medical malpractices caused by doctor’s negligence left the patient untreated during the most valuable time for saving his life and health.

Most common King of Prussia stroke medical malpractice:

• delayed tissue plasminogen activator meds administration
• delayed anticoagulant medicines administration
• delayed neurosurgery
• surgical errors (veins ruptures, internal bleeding, blood leaks, nerves ruptures, hematomas etc.)
• improper treatment, medicines for other suspected condition
• sending patient home with painkillers for headache

Kings of Prussia stroke misdiagnosis

Stroke’s early symptoms and signs are mutual for many neurological conditions. This is a cause of many misdiagnoses. The other reason why patients are sent home without proper diagnosis and treatment is when they are outside the risk group. For example: young women rather than men struggle with migraine so the doctors often neglect to run the test for diagnosing stroke and prescribe painkillers.

Common conditions misdiagnosed as a stroke in King of Prussia hospitals:

• Vertigo
• Migraines
• Migrainous aura
• Inner ear disorders
• Epilepsy
• Dementia
• Bell’s Palsy

Common causes of stroke medical malpractice such as stroke misdiagnosis are:

• Doctor’s negligence
• Negligent patient medical interview
• Too little medical research, lack of tests ordered
• Lack of proper diagnostic equipment or methods
• Inexperienced medical stuff
• Crowded emergency rooms in King of Prussia hospitals

King of Prussia stroke misdiagnosis and stroke medical malpractice claim

If you or a loved one suffered a stroke and believe doctors caused the condition as a result of surgical malpractice or the failure to timely diagnose it, you may be entitled to substantial compensation through a stroke lawsuit. Our Kings of Prussia Stroke Attorney will stay with you from the beginning to getting compensation you deserve. You can focus on your recovery and let the Trapani Law Firm fight for you. Our stroke medical malpractice law firm works on the basis of a contingency fee – that is we only get paid if we are able to recover your damages and only after you have been financially compensated. People who hire personal injury attorneys statistically receive higher compensation in their settlements. Even after paying the lawyer’s fees, they still walk away with more money than they would have received without a stroke medical malpractice lawyer. If your loved one died in cause of stroke in one of King of Prussia hospitals or in cause of stroke misdiagnosis you may be entitled to file a wrongful death lawsuit. Trapani Law firm represents the deceased’s family and helps to bring evidence of King of Prussia medical malpractice.

We offer online consultation any time and meeting in King of Prussia hospitals: Bryn Mawr Hospital located at 130 South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Einstein Medical Center Montgomery,559 West Germantown Pike, East Norriton, PA 19403, Abington-Jefferson Hospital, located at 1200 Old York Road, Abington, Montgomery County, PA.

• • Contact a King of Prussia Stroke Attorney

    If you or a loved one has suffered a stroke due to medical malpractice, contact a King of Prussia stroke personal injury lawyer at The Trapani Law Firm for a free consultation by calling (610) 351 – 2330 or contact us.