TPA Stroke Lawyer Miami FL
TPA-Related Medical Malpractice
If you have reason to believe you may need a TPA stroke lawyer, contact Needle & Ellenberg, P.A. without delay. If you or a loved one has suffered or died from a stroke as a result of medical malpractice, it’s important to contact our attorney immediately. Waiting too long to take action can complicate your case. Valuable evidence is lost by the day.
Our attorneys at Needle & Ellenberg, P.A. are very familiar with the devastating results when TPA is not administered in a timely manner. Those who are found negligent can be held responsible for damages that the victim or the victim’s surviving family has suffered. Our experienced Miami, FL TPA stroke lawyer can pursue legal action on your behalf.
Strokes
In the US, strokes are number three on the list of most common causes of death. Of the approximately 600,000 Americans who experience a stroke every year, almost one-third suffer a fatality. If your loved one has passed from a stroke because of negligent treatment by a medical practitioner, contact our medical malpractice attorney now. We can file a wrongful death suit on your behalf.
There are two kinds of strokes:
- Ischemic stroke. These occur when the flow of blood to the brain is interrupted. Interruptions can be caused by:
- A blood clot
- An oozing aneurysm that induces a vasospasm of an artery
- Hemorrhagic stroke. These develop under one of two circumstances:
- A blood vessel is ruptured, which causes the brain to flood with blood
- A fully ruptured aneurysm
Symptoms of a Stroke
If you have reason to believe that you or your loved one suffered a stroke and was not treated properly, our TPA stroke lawyer can review your case. Our attorney will likely ask you if any of the following stroke symptoms were present:
- One side of the body became paralyzed
- Weakness or numbness developed on one side of the body
- A tingling sensation in one or more limbs
- Confusion
- A loss of consciousness
- Difficulty forming words or speaking
- A severe headache without warning
- Difficulty following a conversation
- Dizziness
- Inability or trouble with walking
- Loss of balance
- Blurred or dimmed vision in one or both eyes
Results of a Stroke
The effects of a stroke vary from patient to patient. Some of the most common are:
- Memory loss
- Trouble understanding or following conversations
- Inability to speak
- Depression
- Inability to write or read
- Difficulty enunciating words
TPA Malpractice
TPA is the abbreviation for Tissue Plasminogen Activator. TPA is used to reduce or eliminate the otherwise devastating effects of a stroke. When it is not used properly, the patient can suffer greatly or even die. This may qualify as grounds for a malpractice suit. If that’s the case, you should consider talking with our TPA stroke lawyer whom Miami, FL community members recommend. However, it must be administered only under the following circumstances:
- It must be given to the patient within three hours of the stroke.
- There must be a blood clot in the brain.
- No bleeding can be occurring in the brain from the blood clot.
If TPA is administered after more than three hours have passed since the stroke occurred, it can worsen the patient’s condition. The reason is that it can cause more bleeding if it’s administered during a stroke when the brain is bleeding. Improperly using TPA can cause death or extreme debilitation of the patient. Our Miami TPA stroke lawyer can investigate your case to determine if the improper use or non-use of TPA constitutes malpractice.
Contact Needle & Ellenberg, P.A. to discuss your case with a malpractice lawyer whom Miami, FL families have turned to for justice. Call us today!