The study of diseases and conditions of the brain and spinal cord form a part of medicine called neurology. Neurology covers a wide spectrum of conditions, from the common stroke to some very rare diseases.  Some conditions are treatable and an early diagnosis is crucial to prevent permanent complications.  Sadly, the advance of some neurological diseases cannot yet be stopped.

The role of the lawyer in acting for a head injured person is to understand as soon as possible the extent of the injury and to involve the all the relevant medical and ancillary experts at the earliest opportunity in assessing the injury and to work with them throughout the case.

It may be possible to claim compensation for the failure to diagnose clinically crucial conditions, resulting in the lack of the correct treatment being implemented.  Such a failure can have catastrophic consequences.  The treatment itself can also be negligent. Operations, however difficult and complicated, can be negligently performed by neurosurgeons, and if this negligence causes damage that otherwise would not have occurred, then it is possible that compensation may be recovered. It may also be necessary on occasion to question the choice of operation and the standard of post-operative care received.