{"id":4277,"date":"2019-01-23T10:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=4277"},"modified":"2019-01-21T09:12:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-21T15:12:04","slug":"3-5-million-jury-verdict-in-failure-to-diagnose-and-treat-ischemic-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/3-5-million-jury-verdict-in-failure-to-diagnose-and-treat-ischemic-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"$3.5 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Diagnose and Treat Ischemic Stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Melanie Smith, 40, was taken to a hospital suffering from a severe headache, slurred speech, dizziness, right-sided weakness, and vomiting. These were all apparent signs of a stroke. <\/p>\n<p>Two hours after she arrived at the hospital, an emergency physician, Dr. Antonio Baca, examined her, prescribed migraine medication and ordered a CT scan. The scan was negative for hemorrhagic stroke. <\/p>\n<p>However, Smith\u2019s symptoms continued over the next few hours. Dr. Baca ordered an MRI and consulted with a neurologist. The MRI showed that Smith had suffered an ischemic stroke. She was then transferred to another hospital where she underwent a craniotomy. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/healthlibrary\/test_procedures\/neurological\/craniotomy_92,p08767\">craniotomy<\/a> is the serious surgical procedure in which the skull is perforated. A bone flap is temporarily removed from the skull to allow access to the brain by the neurosurgeons. A craniotomy is usually completed so that neurosurgeons can remove a brain tumor or an abnormal brain tissue.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/3-5-million-jury-verdict-in-failure-to-diagnose-and-treat-ischemic-stroke\/#more-4277\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melanie Smith, 40, was taken to a hospital suffering from a severe headache, slurred speech, dizziness, right-sided weakness, and vomiting. These were all apparent signs of a stroke. Two hours after she arrived at the hospital, an emergency physician, Dr. Antonio Baca, examined her, prescribed migraine medication and ordered a CT scan. 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