$5,500,000 Recovery For Delay In Diagnosis of Vascular Malformation/Stroke
William O. Crutchlow, Esq. of Eichen Crutchlow Zalsow, LLP with offices in Edison, New Jersey and Toms River, New Jersey recently secured a settlement for a young man who suffered a large brain bleed and a resulting stroke when an arteriovenous malformation in his head burst. The man had been evaluated in an Emergency Room the day prior for an unusual headache and visual disturbance. He was improperly diagnosed with a migraine headache and was sent home without necessary brain imaging and neurological consultation. William Crutchlow worked closely with experts in Emergency Medicine, Neurosurgery and Stroke Neurology to establish that timely diagnosis during the initial Emergency Room visit should have occurred and would have permitted timely corrective surgery before the rupture. This would have given our client a much better chance for a good recovery. Specialists in Neuropsychology, Life Care Planning, Vocational Assessment and Forensic Economics were engaged to establish a compelling injury and damage picture. This case was settled at Mediation.