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Brainstem stroke allegedly missed at Hamilton Medical Center

This complaint states as follows: The patient, age 26, went to the ER at Hamilton Medical Center. The patient had signs and symptoms of a stroke. Although two radiology studies and her clinical presentation indicated that the patient was having a catastrophic stroke, Defendants repeatedly misread the studies as normal, failed to diagnose the stroke, failed to treat her deficits as a neurological emergency, and failed to treat the stroke with a thrombectomy or otherwise, causing her death.

System
Hamilton Medical Center
Facility
Hamilton Medical Center
Providers involved
Hamilton Medical Center / Radiology / Emergency department
Pattern
Brainstem stroke allegedly misread on two radiology studies and not treated as a neurological emergency
Harm
Wrongful death

Overview

This page concerns a fatal stroke case at Hamilton Medical Center in which two radiology studies and the patient’s clinical presentation allegedly showed a catastrophic stroke, yet the studies were repeatedly read as normal and the stroke was not treated as a neurological emergency.

Chronology

  1. The patient, age 26, went to the ER at Hamilton Medical Center with signs and symptoms of a stroke.
  2. Two radiology studies and her clinical presentation allegedly indicated that she was having a catastrophic stroke.
  3. The studies were repeatedly misread as normal, and the stroke was not diagnosed or treated as a neurological emergency.
  4. The patient was not treated with a thrombectomy or otherwise, and she died.

Alleged failures

  • Defendants allegedly repeatedly misread two radiology studies that indicated a catastrophic stroke.
  • Defendants allegedly failed to diagnose the stroke despite the imaging and clinical presentation.
  • Defendants allegedly failed to treat the stroke with thrombectomy or any other timely stroke intervention.

Entities and tags

Hamilton Medical CenterRadiologyEmergency departmentThrombectomyBrainstem strokeMisread imagingFailure to diagnoseMissed thrombectomyEmergency medicineStroke care

Questions this example answers

What does the Hamilton brainstem stroke allege?

This complaint states as follows: The patient, age 26, went to the ER at Hamilton Medical Center. The patient had signs and symptoms of a stroke. Although two radiology studies and her clinical presentation indicated that the patient was having a catastrophic stroke, Defendants repeatedly misread the studies as normal, failed to diagnose the stroke, failed to treat her deficits as a neurological emergency, and failed to treat the stroke with a thrombectomy or otherwise, causing her death.

Who is identified in this public case example?

This public case example identifies Hamilton Medical Center, Radiology, and Emergency department. It also tags the source-supported entities Hamilton Medical Center, Radiology, Emergency department, Thrombectomy, and Brainstem stroke.

What alleged failures are summarized here?

Defendants allegedly repeatedly misread two radiology studies that indicated a catastrophic stroke. Defendants allegedly failed to diagnose the stroke despite the imaging and clinical presentation. Defendants allegedly failed to treat the stroke with thrombectomy or any other timely stroke intervention.