Cauda Equina Syndrome compensation advice

We have recovered Cauda Equina Syndrome compensation damages in the past and we can offer No Win, No Fee representation for suitable cases.

Medical negligence can be a very complex area of law, and Cauda Equina claims can be notoriously difficult to succeed with. An expert law firm representing you is absolutely essential, and that’s exactly what we can offer.

In this article, we will briefly discuss when you may be able to claim and how we approach proving a case, as well as how we offer free, no-obligation advice to patients.

When can you claim Cauda Equina Syndrome compensation?

You may be able to make a Cauda Equina Syndrome compensation case if you have been diagnosed with the syndrome and you believe that its development was preventable. When it comes to this serious and crippling syndrome, it’s essential that medics are able to diagnose and treat you fast; before it’s too late.

There are what are called “red flag” symptoms that should trigger an investigation into whether you may have Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES).

These can be a combination of:

• Severe back pain;
• Numbness and/or loss of feeling in the lower part of the body;
• Pain and/or weakness in both legs;
• Bladder and/or bowel problems, such as loss of control of either;
• Loss of feeling in in the lower part of your body.

A scan can normally identify if the problem is CES. If it is, you may need to have surgery as an emergency. The longer that treatment is left, the worse the damage can be. In some cases, patients can be left with permanent and severe damage, including severe mobility problems with symptoms potentially lasting for years.

You may be entitled to make a claim for medical negligence compensation where there has been a failure to diagnose or treat the condition. If there were opportunities for a correct diagnosis and/or correct treatment to be administered, that’s where you may have a case.

Difficult cases require specialist lawyers

Unfortunately, it can be hard to succeed with a Cauda Equina Syndrome compensation case. The symptoms can develop quickly, and we need to establish that there has been negligence that has led to the problems. This can often come down to the question as to whether medics had enough time and enough information to be able to suspect a case of CES.

Establishing negligence can take a great deal of evidence. You may need to be assessed by more than one independent medical expert, and your medical records can be significant in identifying if there has been negligence or not. These cases are often defended by the NHS, and it can also be difficult to identify who should be at fault: i.e., whether it’s a doctor, an A&E or a paramedic, or a combination of all.

As such, it’s incredibly important to instruct specialist lawyers with experience in representing victims for Cauda Equina Syndrome compensation cases. We have recovered damages for CES in the past, and compensation amounts can be substantial. If the victim could have had the corrective treatment completed and avoided being left with nerve damage and the associated problems these cause, a legal case could be huge.

Speak to our Serious Injury Claims Team now

Cauda Equina Syndrome claims will usually be placed with our Serious Injury Claims Team. As a firm, when it comes to personal injury law, we specialise in, and focus on, serious and catastrophic cases. This means that we are very well placed to be able to represent medical negligence victims for this kind of case, and we have succeeded in obtaining damages for Cauda Equina Syndrome before.

We will need to assess the case so we can inform you if we are able to offer No Win, No Fee representation. We are more than happy to do this with you on a completely free and no-obligation basis.

For advice, please complete a contact form with the claims team here.