Medical misconduct denied over seizure

A paediatrician and hospital avoided litigation after a 6 year old girl was allegedly misdiagnosed with infantile seizures as opposed to infantile spasms, a condition that has left the child brain damaged. The court argued that the girl's condition was unavoidable in leading to debilitating brain injury, and that she was treated adequately under the doctors care at the time. The girl had become unsettled before her eyes rolled into the back of her head, which is indicative of a seizure, but whether it could be diagnosed as infantile spasms is a matter of dispute, and the court found in favour of the medicos.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Liberal Daily

Related Disease Topics:

• Infantile seizures
• Infantile spasms
• Brain damage
• Brain injury

Related Symptom Topics:

• Seizure
• Unsettled
• Eyes roll into the back of the head

Article Source Details

About: Medical misconduct denied over seizure

Date: 30 June 2005

Source: Liberal Daily

Author: Linton Besser

URL: http://dubbo.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&category=general%20news&story_id=404964&y=2005&m=6

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of brain damage
• Cause of brain injury
• Cause of developmental delay
• Cause of childhood seizure
• Risk and seizure
• Risk and childhood seizure
• Risk and infantile seizure
• Risk and infantile spasm
• Risk and brain damage
• Risk and brain injury
• Misdiagnosis and infantile spasms
• Misdiagnosis and infantile seizure
• Misdiagnosis and seizure
• Misdiagnosis and brain damage
• Misdiagnosis and brain injury
• Misdiagnosis and childhood illness
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Medical malpractice
• Medical malpractice and childhood illness
• Medical malpractice and infantile spasms
• Medical malpractice and infantile seizures
• Medical malpractice and seizure
• Medical malpractice and litigation
• Medical malpractice and brain damage
• Medical malpractice and brain injury

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