Medical News Summary: Woman’s brain tumour receives 35 different misdiagnoses over 20 years

About: Woman’s brain tumour receives 35 different misdiagnoses over 20 years
Date: 23 September 2004
Source: The Herald News
Author: Deborah Allard-Beranrdi
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by The Herald News): A woman spent 20 years searching for an answer to her symptoms which included headaches, dizziness, lightheadedness and fatigue. She was given 35 different diagnoses for her condition including scar tissue. Eventually, a young doctor diagnosed her with a non-cancerous tumour. She fell pregnant before it could be removed and it grew during her pregnancy. An operation to remove the tumour straight after the baby’s delivery led to some complications and she now lives with a disability. Her attempts to sue doctors were thwarted by the passing of the statute of limitations.
URL: http://www.heraldnews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12984691&BRD=1710&PAG=461&dept_id=99784&rfi=6
Related Disease Topics: Brain Tumour
Related Symptom Topics: Headaches, dizziness, lightheadedness, fatigue

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• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• misdiagnosis of headache
• Misdiagnosis of dizziness
• Misdiagnosis of lightheadedness
• Misdiagnosis of fatigue
• Misdiagnosis of brain tumour
• misdiagnosis of cancer
• Cancer
• misdiagnosis and pregnancy
• Malpractice
• malpractice and cancer
• Malpractice and brain tumour
• malpractice and headache
• Malpractice and dizziness
• Malpractice and lightheadedness
• Malpractice and fatigue
• malpractice and disability
• Complications
• complications and cancer

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