{"id":1074,"date":"2013-08-09T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=1074"},"modified":"2013-08-04T07:57:35","modified_gmt":"2013-08-04T13:57:35","slug":"jury-verdict-for-stroke-victim-after-doctor-chooses-not-to-correctly-diagnose-impending-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/jury-verdict-for-stroke-victim-after-doctor-chooses-not-to-correctly-diagnose-impending-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury Verdict for Stroke Victim after Doctor Chooses Not to Correctly Diagnose Impending Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Jennifer, a 25-year-old student, began experiencing severe headaches and visual disturbances.<span>\u00a0<\/span>Several days later she went to a hospital emergency room.<span>\u00a0<\/span>She told the ER staff \u00a0she was not prone to headaches and that she was currently taking oral contraception. Jennifer was diagnosed with a complex migraine headache.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Several hours later however, she developed slurred speech, tingling and paralysis in her arm along with low blood pressure. An attending physician ordered a CT scan of Jennifer\u2019s head, which was interpreted by a radiologist showing no evidence of acute hemorrhage. Jennifer\u2019s condition continued to deteriorate, and she began experiencing seizures.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Finally, she was transferred to another hospital, where a second CT scan showed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webmd.com\/brain\/brain-hemorrhage-bleeding-causes-symptoms-treatments\">bilateral intracranial hemorrhages <\/a>caused by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thrombosis\">thrombosis<\/a> or a stroke.<span>\u00a0<\/span>The doctors ordered brain surgery, which required a long and extensive rehabilitation program.<span>\u00a0<\/span>She now has right-sided weakness and speech problems and requires lifetime medications.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/jury-verdict-for-stroke-victim-after-doctor-chooses-not-to-correctly-diagnose-impending-stroke\/#more-1074\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer, a 25-year-old student, began experiencing severe headaches and visual disturbances.\u00a0Several days later she went to a hospital emergency room.\u00a0She told the ER staff \u00a0she was not prone to headaches and that she was currently taking oral contraception. Jennifer was diagnosed with a complex migraine headache. 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