Strokes
A stoke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain, and this can be due to bleeding (haemorrhage) into the brain from a burst blood vessel or due to the cutting off of blood and oxygen to a part of the brain due to a clot forming from a thrombosis or embolism.
Strokes cause damage to the brain, which can result in severe disability or even death to those who have suffered one. There are many risk factors that increase the likelihood of having a stroke. These include advanced age, high blood pressure, previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA), diabetes, high cholesterol, smoking, atrial fibrillation, migraine with aura and a tendency to thrombosis.
Occasionally, however, a stroke may be caused as a result of medical negligence perhaps because of a failure to diagnose or treat a condition that could lead to a stroke, for example high blood pressure; or a lack of monitoring of existing medication that could increase the risk of a stroke.
Usually cases of this kind are not straightforward and the support of solicitors who are experienced in handling such matters is required.
If you have suffered as a result of a medical accident or because of sub-standard care or management, the law can help you find out what happened and why, and in some cases recover compensation for your suffering.
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