Louisianans who are having medical issues and seeking treatment from a doctor are doing so under the belief that they will be diagnosed accurately and receive the necessary treatment to improve their condition. Unfortunately, it is not unusual for misdiagnosis to take place. If the initial medical assessment suggested that the person was suffering from a serious condition and they do not really have that condition, then they might receive unnecessary treatment for it or the wrong treatment entirely. This can cause serious injury and a worsened condition. For those who have been impacted by this type of mistake, having legal advice is imperative if they hope to impose liability and recover compensation for the harm caused to them.
This may be the case for several people who were diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis and were found to have been misdiagnosed at an alarming rate. In a recent study, around one in five people who received the diagnosis at two Southern California medical centers that specialize in MS did not have the condition. The study had 364 patients, 241 of whom received a referral for treatment from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. However, 17 percent at one medical center and 19 percent at the other received a misdiagnosis and were treated for MS for, on average, four years.