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GREAT BRITAIN:
Mother Left Brain Damaged and Needing 24-Hour Care
after Doctors Missed Signs of Deadly Infection Wins Six-Figure Payout
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Mother Left Brain Damaged and Needing 24-Hour Care
after Doctors Missed Signs of Deadly Infection Wins Six-Figure Payout
Clare Day, 29 suffered a tight and uncomfortable chest in December 2009
Was sent home from hospital despite X-ray showing a shadow on her lungs
Began to experience headaches, vomiting, weight loss and fainting
In hospital doctors said symptoms were 'nothing to worry about'
In April 2010, a brain scan showed she had tuberculous meningitis
This is where fluid around brain and spinal cord is invaded with bacteria
Required immediate surgery but was left brain damaged
Now has problems with memory and information processing
Requires 24-hour care and her family care for her 6-year-old son
Lawyers acting on behalf of her family now secured a six-figure payout
By Madlen Davies
Published: 11:41 EST, 6 November 2014
Updated: 12:10 EST, 6 November 2014
Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2823794/
Mother-left-brain-damaged-needing-24-hour-care-doctors-
missed-signs-deadly-infection-wins-six-figure-payout.html
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A mother-of-one left brain damaged and needing 24-hour care has won a
six-figure payout after doctors failed to spot the signs of a
life-threatening infection.
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Clare Day, 29, was taken to hospital in December 2009 after suffering a
tight and uncomfortable chest, but was sent home despite an x-ray showing
a shadow on her lungs.
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In the following months, she began to experience known symptoms of
meningitis including headaches, vomiting, dramatic weight loss and
fainting.
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Ms Day, of Horfield, Bristol, was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary on
several occasions over five months, but was told her symptoms were
"nothing to worry about", her lawyers claim.
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Finally, an ambulance took Ms Day to hospital where she underwent a scan.
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This revealed she had tuberculous meningitis, a rare condition where
tuberculosis bacteria invade the membranes and fluid surrounding the brain
and spinal cord.
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She required immediate brain surgery to remove fluid from her brain, but
was left brain damaged.
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She now has problems with memory and processing information, so needs
24-hour care and help in caring for her six-year-old son.
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Yesterday, lawyers acting on behalf of Ms Day's family secured a
six-figure payout at the High Court from University Hospitals Bristol NHS
Foundation Trust, although the exact sum has not been revealed.
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The hospital trust has apologised to the family and said it is
'regrettable that high standards of care were not met in this case'.
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