{"id":5277,"date":"2020-07-13T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5277"},"modified":"2020-07-13T06:02:13","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T11:02:13","slug":"14-49-million-jury-verdict-in-failure-to-timely-diagnose-epidural-abscess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/14-49-million-jury-verdict-in-failure-to-timely-diagnose-epidural-abscess\/","title":{"rendered":"$14.49 Million Jury Verdict in Failure to Timely Diagnose Epidural Abscess"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Barsuli, 49, was experiencing aches and left-sided neck pain. The doctor who examined him diagnosed a virus. He then developed numbness in his finger and arm, prompting his admission to a hospital.<\/p>\n<p>At the hospital, a neurologist ordered a CT scan of the cervical spine, which was read by a radiologist, Dr. Wayne Liou, an employee of <a href=\"https:\/\/info.vrad.com\/ppc-vrad-brand-lets-talk?utm_term=virtual%20radiologic%20corporation&#038;utm_campaign=Seer_Brand&#038;utm_source=adwords&#038;utm_medium=ppc&#038;hsa_net=adwords&#038;hsa_tgt=kwd-336687554533&#038;hsa_ad=340537928533&#038;hsa_acc=2794826070&#038;hsa_grp=54137877498&#038;hsa_mt=e&#038;hsa_cam=1072916144&#038;hsa_kw=virtual%20radiologic%20corporation&#038;hsa_ver=3&#038;hsa_src=g&#038;gclid=CjwKCAjwjLD4BRAiEiwAg5NBFvllSoUVU123VTWauY8vtOkjtE1dhwtwtPC09Gi4IYje0NZ9xl_UuhoCF8sQAvD_BwE\">Virtual Radiological Corp.<\/a> Dr. Liou interpreted the test as normal; however, the next day, another local radiologist reviewed the film and diagnosed a cervical epidural abscess. <\/p>\n<p>A spinal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/epidural-abscess\">epidural abscess<\/a> is an accumulation of pus in the epidural space that can compress the spinal cord. The diagnosis of this is by MRI or by myelography followed by a CT scan. Treatment involves antibiotics and sometimes the drainage of the abscess. The symptoms of this condition are pain, fever and neurologic deficits.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/14-49-million-jury-verdict-in-failure-to-timely-diagnose-epidural-abscess\/#more-5277\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph Barsuli, 49, was experiencing aches and left-sided neck pain. The doctor who examined him diagnosed a virus. He then developed numbness in his finger and arm, prompting his admission to a hospital. 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