Personal Injury Law

Brain Hemorrhage Misdiagnosis Leads to Wrongful Death Lawsuit

By Steven M. Levin and John J. Perconti

The husband of a woman who died at a Long Island Hospital due to a misdiagnosed brain hemorrhage has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital and doctors who failed to properly treat her. The wrongful death lawsuit alleges that doctors failed to properly diagnose the victim?s brain hemorrhage which lead to her death. The victim was admitted to the hospital after complaining of vomiting and gastrointestinal pain, as well as a painful headache and pain in her left eye. The medical malpractice complaint stated that the victim had a history of ulcerative colitis. Usually a computed tomography (CT) scan will confirm a brain hemorrhage. If a brain hemorrhage is diagnosed properly, it can often by treated by radiology or microsurgical procedures. Since doctors did not perform these tests, their medical error led to the patient?s death. To examine the wrongful death suit more closely, please click the link.

Full post as published by Illinois Medical Malpractice Blog on December 17, 2009 (boomark / email).