Medical
Malpractice
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$ 1.385 Million Settlement
- Failure to Diagnose Acute Transverse Myelitis
Attorney - Michael
Zerres
Fall 2005
A 23 year old college student recently accepted
a settlement of his medical malpractice case against an Emergency Room doctor and hospital for failure to timely diagnose that
his leg numbness and weakness was a possible result of acute
transverse myelitis, a condition which, when recognized, requires
the prompt administration of high-dose corticosteroids to reduce
inflammation to the spinal cord and the possible onset of paralysis.
Instead, the emergency room physician, in consultation with
client's pediatrician on the telephone, discharged the patient
home and his condition worsened, resulting in an admission to
a different hospital, where steroids were administered, but
not in time to prevent permanent damage to the patient's spinal
cord from occurring. Blume Goldfaden partner, Michael Zerres,
represented the client.
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Medical
Malpractice
Failure to Diagnose
Myelitis
Emergency Room Negligence |
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