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Understanding Permanent Nerve Damage After Spinal Surgery and Your Legal Options
In this post, our medical malpractice attorneys cover the causes, symptoms, management, and legal recourse for permanent nerve damage after spinal surgery. Specifically, we’ll highlight: Symptoms and Causes: Potential nerve damage symptoms The damage could lead to complete or incomplete spinal cord injuries (SCI) with various degrees of mobility loss. Types of Injuries: Neurapraxia (temporary…
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Lack of Oxygen at Birth: Long Term Consequences
Childbirth is often a joyful experience, yet it can also carry many dangers. When complications arise, you trust your obstetrical team to thoroughly evaluate your condition and your baby’s condition and prepare a plan for any anticipated or likely outcomes. When your team fails at this, you and your child are the ones who suffer….
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Implied Consent vs. Informed Consent Explained
When it comes to medical treatment, knowing your rights is helpful—especially when it involves giving or withholding consent. Whether it’s a routine procedure or a life-saving intervention, patients have the right to understand and agree to what’s being done. This balance between informed and implied consent forms the foundation of patient autonomy in healthcare. What…
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Back Pain and Epidural Shots: How They Work, Risks, and Legal Implications
Back pain can be debilitating, and since we use our backs in almost everything we do on a daily basis, if our back hurts, we can experience almost constant pain with every move. Doctors recommend epidural steroid injections (ESI) when back pain is caused by inflamed nerves in the spine. Spinal nerves become inflamed when…
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Low Fetal Heartrate During Pregnancy
Low fetal heart rate is not always a problem and may be considered normal for a short period. However, when it happens for a prolonged period, it may indicate other more significant issues that your doctor should recognize. That’s why in this post we discuss the dangers of a low fetal heart rate during pregnancy,…
