Epilepsy Negligence Claims
Epileptic seizures occur when signals being sent to the brain are interrupted causing a temporary change in the way the brain works. Epilepsy is one of the most common brain conditions in the UK and can be broadly classified into two types - partial seizures and generalised seizures.
Causes of Epilepsy
There are many factors which have been linked to the development of epilepsy and in some cases the exact cause is never found. The more common factors are severe head injuries, brain damage during birth and brain tumours.
Misdiganosis of Epilepsy
There are occasions where patients are diagnosed as suffering from epilepsy where it was actually discovered they were just suffering from a migraine or other minor condition. This often results in them receiving unnecessary drugs and treatment that impacts upon their life and of course causes them and their family unnecessary worry and stress. This can amount to Epilepsy Negligence.
Misdiagnosis of Form of Epilepsy
On other occasions patients have been correctly diagnosed as suffering from epilepsy but the type and severity of the epilepsy has been misdiagnosed and they have not been prescribed the correct drugs or treatment. Epilepsy is treated using Anti Epileptic drugs (AEDS) of which there are many different types and historically often more than one AED is prescribed at the same time. AEDS are known to have wide ranging and often very intrusive side effects. When prescribed several at the same time this can sometimes result in severe side effects which greatly impact on a persons life sometimes delaying their educational and personal development.
If you think this may relate to you or a member of your family you may be entitled to compensation.
Expert Epilepsy Assistance Awaits You
If you believe you or a member of your family may have a medical negligence claim relating to a diagnosis of epilepsy, we can connect you with a specialist epilepsy solicitor. All of our medical negligence solicitors have vast experience in dealing with all aspects of medical negligence claims and will use this experience to advise you whether you have a claim.
Costs
All initial enquiries are completely free of charge. You can make a free call or fill in a free enquiry form and one of our solicitors will review your potential claim and advise you of your options. They will also explore all funding options, from legal aid to no win no fee. You can then decide whether you wish to proceed or not, it is completely up to you and you will have incurred no cost liabilities.
Can We Help You?
If you would like 1stClaims' expert Medical Negligence Solicitors on your side please call us free on 0800 2888 693 or complete our Free Claim Enquiry form now and we will be in touch with you very soon.
Remember, all initial enquiries are completely free of charge and we will investigate all funding options for you.
We are here to help you from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday,
8.30am to 6pm on Saturday and 9am to 6pm on Sundays.
Claim Now
Start your FREE claim for compensation by using our online claim form.
Remember we charge no fees to you for our service and all initial enquiries with our solicitors are completely free of charge.
What Is Medical Negligence?
0800 2888 693 or;
Essential Medical Negligence Guide
To receive our free guide providing you with all the information you MUST know before making an enquiry about a medical negligence claim, please complete your details below:
Why Choose Us for Your Medical Claim?
- Expert medical negligence solicitors selected for you by our own solicitor with over 18 years claims experience
- Legal Aid Available
- Free initial advice always
- Private treatment available
- Our service is completely free for you
News / Articles
Videos - Click To View Our Medical Negligence Videos
NHS Redress - Should it be a Countrywide Policy? - 24/08/2010
‘Superbugs’ and Medical Negligence - 22/06/2010
Medical Negligence - The Psychological Cost - 20/06/2010
Selling drugs abroad -are the manufactures making money or making future problems for the NHS? - 15/06/2010
NHS Compensation Claims Costing Too Much? - 27/05/2010
UK Wide Coverage
We have expert solicitors across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland waiting to help
you now.
What Our Clients Say
“My reason for contacting you was to help me find a solicitor to deal with a medical negligence claim. My previous solicitor no longer does this kind of work. I can thoroughly recommend the services that 1st Claims offer for anybody who is seeking advice regarding medical negligence. The lady who took my details was very efficient and polite. Within hours I was phoned by a solicitor who you had recommended, and matters are now proceeding in a satisfactory way.
Before contacting you, I was apprehensive that I was not going to find anybody who would be able to help me in this specialised field. The benefits of your service are the fast response, followup and a good understanding of what is required.
I have complete confidence in recommending your excellent service. I am actually a retired doctor and can understand whether the people with whom I am dealing have a clear knowledge of what is required. Before I rang 1st Claims, i contacted a marketing agency and was told:-
1. That as my claim was so old, it was time barred.
2. they were unable to help as I had already been to another solicitor.
Both the reasons that I was given are completely wrong.
”
Kindest regards,
Dr E A Hopkins, LRCP MRCS
