{"id":2547,"date":"2016-04-11T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.com\/?p=2547"},"modified":"2016-08-30T16:19:23","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T21:19:23","slug":"8-million-jury-verdict-patient-paralyzed-late-diagnosis-postoperative-epidural-hematoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/8-million-jury-verdict-patient-paralyzed-late-diagnosis-postoperative-epidural-hematoma\/","title":{"rendered":"$8 Million Jury Verdict for Patient Paralyzed by Late Diagnosis of Postoperative Epidural Hematoma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joyce Williamson was 73 years old when she underwent surgery to treat spinal cord compression caused from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spine-health.com\/conditions\/spinal-stenosis\/cervical-stenosis-myelopathy\">cervical stenosis<\/a>. Cervical stenosis is a slowly progressing condition that impinges on the spinal cord section of the neck. It can be very painful.<\/p>\n<p>Several days after her surgery, she complained of shoulder weakness and then underwent an MRI of the cervical spine. The results showed fluid collecting, but no compression of the spinal cord. Her condition worsened. Her rehabilitation physician contacted her treating neurosurgeon who was Dr. George Shanno.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Shanno evaluated Williamson several hours later and gave a different diagnosis of stroke or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epidural_hematoma\">epidural hematoma<\/a>. An epidural hematoma is the traumatic accumulation of blood between the tough outer membrane of the nervous system and the skull. An epidural hematoma would usually occur because of a sudden and blunt blow to the head or in the event of a skull fracture.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/8-million-jury-verdict-patient-paralyzed-late-diagnosis-postoperative-epidural-hematoma\/#more-2547\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joyce Williamson was 73 years old when she underwent surgery to treat spinal cord compression caused from cervical stenosis. Cervical stenosis is a slowly progressing condition that impinges on the spinal cord section of the neck. It can be very painful. 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