Failure to Recognize and Treat Strokes

Queens, New York, Stroke Treatment Malpractice Lawyer

Getting the right diagnosis and treatment is critical to survival and recovery. There are treatments available that can reverse or greatly reduce the long-term effects of a stroke, but they must be administered within a specific time following the event. If you or a loved one has suffered a stroke, but it was not diagnosed properly by an attending emergency room physician or doctor, you may be entitled to recover compensation for your cost of medical treatment, lost earnings, emotional distress and pain.

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The Law Offices of Paul W. Cutrone, provides experienced legal representation for residents of Queens and communities throughout the New York City metro region who have suffered injury or harm resulting from misdiagnosis of strokes, heart attacks, and other medical conditions. Attorney Paul Cutrone has more than 25 years of experience in the medical malpractice arena. For more than two decades, we have helped numerous victims of physician and hospital negligence obtain the full and fair money damages they need to recover following a doctor's mistake.

Contact us to schedule a free consultation about your case. We will give you an honest appraisal of whether the courts are likely to think that your doctor's failure to recognize the warning signs of stroke led to further harm.

How do you know if you have a case for failing to diagnose a stroke

In order to prove failure to diagnose a stroke, your lawyer will have to show that your attending health care provider acted in a negligent manner, which resulted in failing to see the obvious symptoms that accompany an ischemic stroke or a hemorrhagic stroke. An ischemic stroke occurs when an artery supplying blood and oxygen to the brain becomes blocked. A hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel near the brain breaks, causing bleeding to the brain.

Proving negligence generally requires handling complex details such as obtaining the facts and medical history of the patient and collecting all relevant medical and hospital records. These records then must be reviewed by the attorney, who evaluates whether the case will be sent to an expert in the specialty of stroke misdiagnosis for an evaluation. If the expert gives an opinion that a definite link can be shown between a negligent act and harm or injury to a victim, then a case can be brought against the doctor, hospital, or emergency response team that failed to diagnose and treat the stroke properly.

Contact our offices in Glendale or Garden City, New York, to learn more about our experience helping people fight for their rights after being injured because of a misdiagnosis of a stroke.