BRAIN ANEURYSM SETTLEMENT - MALPRACTICE

A brain aneurysm is a bulging weak spot on the wall of a brain artery which may form silently from wear and tear or can result from injury, infection or inherited tendency. The most common type is known as a “berry” aneurysm because of its shape which includes a stem. The less common form is an outpouching of the arterial wall on both sides of the artery which does not have a stem.

A ruptured brain aneurysm occurs as a result of weakness in the wall of one of the veins or arteries supplying blood to the brain and leakage occurs when the blood vessel wall tears due to the pressure of blood. When this happens blood bursts into the surrounding tissues causing damage and injury. The people at greatest risk are those with high blood pressure and those who smoke, particularly the elderly, however haemorrhages may also occur in people with no known risk factors.

Diagnosis of a ruptured brain aneurysm is not straightforward. Many people have a sudden, severe headache which usually persists for more than an hour and is often at the back of the head frequently followed by nausea. In more severe cases there may be a collapse or a fit with loss consciousness. Patients may arrive at the hospital having apparently recovered from a severe headache of sudden onset or at the other end of the spectrum the patient may be in a coma.

Accident and emergency room doctors should be aware of the numerous warning symptoms may give an indication of a bleed and should not ignore the relatively minor symptoms that sometimes occur. Diagnosis of a ruptured brain aneurysm is often missed by very experienced specialists even though the warning symptoms occur in about 50% of all patients. Medical malpractice may also arise in regard to the treatment which can be negligently performed and if further damage is caused, then a claim for compensation can be made. There are three types of hemorrhage that are often misdiagnosed

1. A subarachnoid hemorrhage which often appears as a headache and rapidly progresses to a full scale life threatening medical emergency often resulting in coma and death.
2. A subdural hemorrhage which usually evolves slowly, often after trauma to the head particularly in elderly people.
3. An extradural hemorrhage which often occurs as a result of a contact sports injury to the head.

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