Technically speaking, a medical misdiagnosis claim can be made for any medical condition that is misdiagnosed due to negligence on behalf of a medical professional. 

 

Some of the most commonly misdiagnosed medical conditions include: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This list is far from comprehensive, and pretty much any illness or medical condition can be misdiagnosed. If you have been subject to a medical misdiagnosis of any kind, and have suffered from further injury or illness as a result, then get in touch with our medical negligence solicitors today about making a NO WIN NO FEE claim. 

Usually, subject to the Limitation Act of 1980, you have 3 years from the date of the medical misdiagnosis, to make a claim for financial compensation. 

 

If you are making a medical misdiagnosis claim on behalf of your child, you have up to the date of their 18th birthday to make a claim, after which point they have 3 years, or until their 21st birthday, to make the claim for themselves. 

Recently, MG Legal’s specialist Medical Misdiagnosis Solicitors were approached by Mrs P, who was unfortunate enough for her medical condition to have been misdiagnosed by the Accident and Emergency Department of her local hospital. On several occasions, Mrs P attended the local A&E department complaining of severe abdominal pain. On each occasion, she attended with the same complaint and each time, Mrs P was sent home without any form of test or investigation. Each time Mrs P was diagnosed as having a Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). 

 

Despite taking the prescribed medication and showing no improvement and in fact complaining of significantly worsening pain, there was no change in approach by the local A&E department. Eventually, with her pain reaching excruciating levels, and nobody at her local hospital listening to her, Mrs P was taken by a friend to a different Hospital some 25 miles away to their A&E Department. Immediately, Mrs P was diagnosed with advanced Appendicitis, and in fact her appendix had ruptured, causing numerous secondary infections. Mrs P faced a much more complex, open operation with a long, slow road to recovery instead of having a simple, keyhole procedure with a recovery time of a couple of weeks. 

 

Mrs P then approached MG Legal specialist medical misdiagnosis solicitors for help pursuing a medical negligence claim for financial compensation, and we quickly identified the failures on the part of the Consultants at the local A&E Department.  

 

Mrs P received a payment of over £32,000 from the NHS to bring the incident to a close and to allow her to concentrate on the last steps of her recovery and ultimately, putting the incident behind her. 

In recent years, concerns over the misdiagnosis rate of epilepsy have grown. Studies have shown that epilepsy misdiagnosis occurs in 23% of adults who seek medical attention with symptoms of epilepsy. According to the same study, 90,000 people have their epilepsy misdiagnosed every year in England. Misdiagnosis of epilepsy is clearly common, and the consequences for the individual can be significant. 

 

Doctors specialising in the diagnosis of epilepsy are experts in spotting the symptoms, and managing the symptoms with the correct treatment after diagnosis. Obtaining an early, and correct diagnosis of epilepsy is vital to treating patients correctly and ensuring the protection of their quality of life. 

 

While there is no one set diagnostic test for epilepsy, if you visit your GP or doctor and show signs that you may have experienced an epileptic seizure, you should be offered a neurological exam, blood test, electroencephalogram, MRI, or a combination of the above. If you or your loved one have suffered from injury or illness due to epilepsy being ignored by a medical professional, epilepsy being misdiagnosed as another condition, or your epilepsy diagnosis being delayed, you could be able to make an epilepsy misdiagnosis claim with our no win no fee medical negligence solicitors today. 

 

Simply contact us online here to speak to a no win no fee solicitors about your potential claim, on a free no obligation basis.