St. Louis Stroke Medical Malpractice Lawyer

As many as 700,000 Americans suffer from a stroke each year, making it one of the leading causes of death and disability. A stroke, or cerebrovascular accident, occurs when blood stops flowing to a part of the brain. This interrupted blood flow kills brain cells and can cause permanent brain damage. If your medical provider failed to diagnosis your stroke, resulting in serious harm, seek the help of a St. Louis stroke medical malpractice lawyer. Our medical malpractice attorneys can review your case and help determine whether you have legal grounds for a claim.

If you or someone you care about has suffered a stroke that relates to medical malpractice, do not delay consulting with an experienced St. Louis stroke medical malpractice attorney at Zevan Murphy, LLC. Our medical malpractice attorneys bring over 25 years of experience to every case, and our long-standing reputation in the legal community ensures that defense attorneys take us seriously.

Common Stroke Symptoms

Many patients visit hospitals showing symptoms of strokes, but are not tested for them. This negligence can have devastating effects on your long-term health and should not be ignored.

Although stroke symptoms are clear, they may also be linked to other conditions, such as migraines, seizures, or even the flu. You need our experienced St. Louis stroke lawyers to work on your case and identify whether or not medical malpractice took place.

Common stroke symptoms include:

• Sudden numbness of the face, arm, or leg (generally on one side of the body)
• Sudden weakness or loss of movement of the face, arm, or leg
• Sudden vision changes, in one or both eyes
• Sudden difficulty speaking
• Sudden confusion or trouble understanding

With decades of experience, we know what to look for—from missed imaging to delayed treatment —and we use that insight to build a strong case.

When Do Strokes Relate to Medical Malpractice?

While no one can predict with certainty who will have a stroke or when it may occur, there are circumstances when medical professionals have a duty to identify and treat strokes. Stroke malpractice can include:

• Providing negligent care
• Treating the stroke incorrectly
• Failing to read radiology test results accurately
• Failing to adequately monitor the patient’s condition
• Discharging the patient prematurely or when they require additional care or monitoring
• Not recognizing common signs of a stroke, failing to diagnose, or misdiagnosing a stroke 
• Taking any action, such as treating for a less severe condition, that leads to delayed stroke treatment
• Accurately diagnosing the stroke but delaying treatment, such as waiting to administer time-sensitive medications to treat clots

Too often, people who are experiencing strokes are disregarded and told to take a few painkillers rather than receiving a thorough examination and treatment. The results of such diagnostic medical malpractice can be devastating, so consult our experienced St. Louis stroke attorneys for assistance.

Proving Stroke Malpractice

Our lawyers understand that no two cases of stroke malpractice in St. Louis are alike; however, the elements that must be proven to file a successful claim remain consistent. These include:

• The medical professional owed you a duty of care, which refers to a responsibility to your safety established by the doctor/patient relationship
• The medical professional breached this duty of care and engaged in some form of professional negligence 
• The medical professional’s negligence had a causal impact on the harm you experienced
• You suffered legal damages as a result 

For a medical professional’s actions, or failure to act, to reach the level of medical malpractice, they must have veered from the professional standards that their professional peers would have followed under similar circumstances. This generally means failing to take or taking actions that their reasonably prudent peers would not have. 

Professional peers are medical professionals with a similar level of training. For example, heart specialists are held to a higher professional standard regarding strokes than general practitioners. 

Your Legal Damages

In your medical malpractice claim, you can seek compensation for the losses you experienced, including medical expenses, lost income, lost enjoyment of life, pain and suffering, and wrongful death. The stroke malpractice attorneys from our St. Louis team can clearly outline the full range of your losses in a claim.  

Don’t Wait—Act. Call Our St. Louis Stroke Medical Malpractice Attorneys

If you have been wrongfully injured as a result of a stroke misdiagnosis, then contact a St. Louis stroke medical malpractice lawyer right away. Waiting to seek legal representation can prevent you from filing a claim and receiving the compensation you deserve.