Failure to Diagnose Stroke in Five-Year-Old with Down Syndrome cause Permanent Motor Injuries
Confidential settlement was reached
Jack was born with Down syndrome, a genetic condition which affects kids along a spectrum. Over the early years, Jack was a high-functioning child with Down syndrome; he was able to do very well and was tracking very close to his milestones.
One night when Jack was five years old, he woke up crying. His parents rushed to his bedroom to find him shaking. They took him to the ER immediately. A CT scan of Jack’s brain was ordered, but the radiologist on call failed to see clear evidence of an acute ischemic stroke evolving over the right side of Jack’s brain. Because of the failure to properly interpret the CT, Jack did not receive the treatment that he needed.
By the time the physicians actually started treating Jack’s stroke, it was too late. He already had suffered extensive injuries, including the loss of proper use of his left arm, hand, fingers, leg, foot, and toes.
A confidential settlement was reached with the hospital and physicians prior to trial.