$8.5 Million – Misdiagnosis Causing Severe Brain Damage
Misdiagnosis Causing Severe Brain Damage
A 10-year-old girl was diagnosed with a stomach virus when she really had appendicitis. She was hospitalized for four days where no radiology studies or lab work was done to identify the problem. Her parents kept complaining of her declining health until she arrested from her infection spreading throughout her body. This arrest left her brain damaged and unable to speak, feed herself or take care of herself in any way.
The settlement of $8.5 million enabled her family to take her home, equip a special house for her needs, and provide her with nursing care and future medical care. The family has also invested in unique medical therapy, including hyperbaric oxygen chamber therapy and potential stem cell therapy.
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