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Guidelines for helping GPs to diagnose meningitis may reduce fatalities and disability arising from this disease, particularly in young people, leading to a subsequent fall in medical negligence claims.
Swift and suitable treatment is vital with this condition which causes inflammation of the brain and can result in death within hours of the onset of symptoms if incorrectly managed.
Researchers suggest that as well as the best-known symptoms of sensitivity to light, a stiff neck and a rash of small dots, doctors should be alert for sufferers who are confused and complaining of leg pain and coldness in their extremities.
Misdiagnosis of the illness is often the result of GPs confusing symptoms of meningitis with other childhood ailments involving high temperatures, headache and rashes and these 'red flags' may make an important difference in differentiating the much more serious condition.
The term meningitis covers a range of illnesses which can result in long-term consequences, including deafness, epilepsy, hydrocephalus, mental and physical disabilities and essential amputation of limbs.
Treatment with antibiotics and sometimes anti-viral drugs is the most effective means of combating the symptoms but, because of the inflammation's position in the brain and close to the spinal cord, speed is vital in preventing serious consequences or death.
Failure by a medical expert to spot the illness, or suspect it, may form the basis of a medical negligence compensation case if victims or their families feel more should have been done to prevent harm and personal injury to them.
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If you believe that a poor decision by a doctor, consultant or other medical specialist has caused you or a loved one to suffer unnecessarily, you may be entitled to make a medical negligence claim.
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