Epilepsy Misdiagnosis

Being diagnosed with epilepsy can have a large effect on a person’s life, particularly when the patient is a child. Being labeled as an epileptic unfortunately still carries many negative stigmas. As with any misdiagnosis, being wrongly suspected of having epilepsy can lead to ineffective therapy and unnecessarily suffering harmful drug side effects.

In order to avoid making a misdiagnosis, medical professionals have a responsibility to utilize tests effectively and pay careful attention to patients’ symptoms. If a person is misdiagnosed because of a doctor’s negligence, he or she may want to consider filing a malpractice lawsuit. An experienced lawyer, like those at Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. can help determine if the specifics of a situation might make a patient eligible for compensation.

Epilepsy and Syncope

Many people diagnosed as having epilepsy actually suffer from a condition called syncope, which is a quickly passing loss of consciousness caused by disrupted blood flow to the brain. It can cause muscle jerking that can resemble epileptic seizures. Syncope can usually be successfully treated, but not if it is misdiagnosed as epilepsy.

A person suffering from panic attacks, basilar artery migraines, cardiac arrhythmia, narcolepsy, or a variety of other conditions may also be wrongly diagnosed as having epilepsy.

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While misdiagnosis can occur even if a doctor is not acting negligently, negligence makes it much more likely and risky. If you believe you have been harmed by a medical misdiagnosis and that your physician should be held responsible, you should seek the advice of an experienced lawyer. Call 215-238-1130 to contact the Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyers of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C.