{"id":2239,"date":"2015-09-25T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:11:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:11:38","slug":"internists-failure-to-rule-out-stroke-results-in-6-37-million-jury-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/internists-failure-to-rule-out-stroke-results-in-6-37-million-jury-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Internist\u2019s Failure to Rule Out Stroke Results in $6.37 Million Jury Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Myrna Rawdin underwent an MRI to rule out a brain tumor. She was 63 years old at the time. The MRI results showed no tumor, but it did not rule out a transient ischemic attack (TIA).<\/p>\n<p>Over one year later, when she experienced lightheadedness, garbled speech and headaches lasting three days, she consulted her internist, Dr. Mark Real. Dr. Real diagnosed impacted earwax and irrigated Rawdin\u2019s ears.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the same month, she suffered a massive stroke that left her with left-sided weakness, including foot drop and almost no use of her left arm. She continues to require weekly physical therapy and is confined to a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/internists-failure-to-rule-out-stroke-results-in-6-37-million-jury-verdict\/#more-2239\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myrna Rawdin underwent an MRI to rule out a brain tumor. She was 63 years old at the time. The MRI results showed no tumor, but it did not rule out a transient ischemic attack (TIA). 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