Brain Injuries

Brain injuries are scary; the possibility of a brain injury leading to death or the possibility of a dilapidating disease or personality change is a fear for many people. Many brain injuries can be caused by negligence on the behalf of your surgeon or medical practitioner.

Serious brain injuries can lead to a significant life changes, their effects physical as well as mental if the part of the brain affected controls bodily functions such as breathing or limbs. These errors can affect the quality of life beyond the usual visible consequences: they can also affect your psychological state, as you can easily lose your sense of self-confidence and well-being during your recovery.

Medical negligence can come in many forms and can cause many different brain injuries. The following gives a short list of possible causes:

Surgical Mistakes. Any invasive surgery has an inherent danger. Brain surgery has some of the highest risks, not only a risk of death but loss of control, personality changes and memory loss, short and long term loss. Any surgeon operating on the brain must be competent to deal with the surgery they are doing and any possible problems that arise from the surgery or it will leave their patients with a significant life-changing event

Incorrect Medication is one of the growing areas of negligence and there are many examples of incorrect doses or incorrect medication being prescribed based on an incorrect understanding of a medical problem. Most of these drugs can cause damage to the brain or can affect parts of the body that the brain is reliant on. An incorrect dosage of a drug can lead to brain injury if it stops the flow of oxygen to the brain.

Incorrect diagnosis. How many times have you heard of a tumor being misdiagnosed? A headache described as a bad migraine based on previous medical diagnosis turns out to be a tumor. A medical practitioner making the wrong assumptions can lead to a late diagnosis, causing substantial damage for the patient and their family.

Anesthesia is a major risk unto itself; there are many examples of incorrect dosages during surgery. Too little and the patient can be put through excessive pain, which might lead to psychological problems; too much, and the damage to the nervous system and the brain can be substantial.

Infection. The use of unhygienic tools or a non-sterile environment, which can harbor bacteria and other microorganisms, can affect the brain and nervous system. Incorrectly sterilized surgical tools can lead to the transfer diseases to subsequent patients, which could lead to possibility of dementia, blindness, coma or death. If your doctor makes a mistake, you deserve the best restitution to ensure that your life is made as bearable and as normal as it were without the injury, whether it is time to heal or the tools to ensure a normal a life as possible. So act now. Contact MedMal Patient Advocacy for a free consultation.