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. 2006 Aug;51(3):24-5.
doi: 10.1258/RSMSMJ.51.3.24.

Negligence claims for treatment of neurological disease: cases from the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland

A McNeill  1 , B Mathewson
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Negligence claims for treatment of neurological disease: cases from the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland

A McNeill et al. Scott Med J. 2006 Aug.

Abstract

There is no detailed description of negligence claims made against clinicians treating neurological disease in the U.K. Here negligence claims concerning treatment of neurological disease, which were handled by the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS), were audited. Sixty-two cases were identified; in 38 cases the clinician was a neurosurgeon, in 16 a neurologist and in 8 a General Practitioner (G.P). The most common conditions were inter-vertebral disc disease and neoplasia, the most common misadventure was improper performance of procedure and most of the cases resulted in severe permanent disability.

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