Our stroke misdiagnosis attorneys can help Wisconsin families find them. The place to start isn’t a lawsuit; it’s an honest review of the medical care your loved one received, conducted by independent experts who can tell you what actually happened and what it means.
That review is available at no cost, with no obligation to take any further action. If you’re carrying questions about what your family experienced, this is how the process begins. The Newsome Law team offers free, confidential consultations.
How Our Lawyers Can Help Your Family Get the Answers You Need
Most families who reach out to our firm aren’t sure whether anything went wrong. They know the outcome was devastating. They may have a feeling, or a memory of something a doctor said that didn’t quite add up. But they don’t have a medical background, and no one has sat down with them to explain what the care actually looked like from a clinical perspective.
That’s exactly what the process is designed to do.
Your Story Comes First
Every case begins with a conversation. Our legal team listens to what happened, in what order, and what your family was told along the way. There are no forms and no pressure. It is just the facts as you experienced them.
A Thorough, Independent Review
We work with independent medical experts who evaluate the related medical records, imaging, and clinical notes. The review examines what care was provided and what may have been omitted, measured against accepted standards for stroke diagnosis and treatment in comparable situations.
Honest Answers, Whatever They Reveal
The goal isn’t to assign blame. It’s to find the truth. Sometimes the review confirms that providers made sound decisions under genuinely difficult conditions; strokes can be hard to identify, and even appropriate care doesn’t guarantee survival or recovery. Families often find that knowing either way brings a measure of peace.
No Cost. No Obligation. No Risk.
The initial consultation is completely free. Families are never pressured to move forward after the review, and attorney fees are only collected if compensation is successfully recovered.
Our Process
We guide you through every step with clear communication and compassionate support.
Free Consultation
Call us anytime to discuss your case. We listen carefully and answer all your questions with no obligation.
Medical Review
Our team conducts a thorough investigation with qualified medical experts to determine if malpractice occurred.
Legal Action
If we find evidence of negligence, we build a strong case and handle all legal aspects on your behalf.
Secure Recovery
We fight to secure the financial resources your family needs for long-term care and peace of mind.
How the Review Works
Understanding why stroke misdiagnosis happens is part of understanding what the review looks for.
Stroke presents differently in different people, and some presentations are genuinely difficult to recognize without deliberate investigation. Symptoms like dizziness, nausea, balance problems, difficulty swallowing, or a sudden change in behavior can point toward stroke, but they can also be explained by a dozen other conditions. Emergency departments see those symptoms constantly, and without the right prompting, imaging may not be ordered.
Brainstem strokes are especially vulnerable to misdiagnosis. They often don’t produce the one-sided weakness or facial drooping that are widely associated with stroke, making it easier for providers to attribute what they’re seeing to vertigo, a panic attack, migraine, or inner ear problems. A patient who presents with those symptoms and is discharged without a brain MRI may have had a stroke that was never identified.
The review examines the full picture:
- How symptoms were documented
- What imaging was ordered and when
- Whether neurology was consulted
- How quickly a diagnosis was or wasn’t reached
- Whether the patient was appropriately admitted or transferred for advanced care
Each of those decisions is measured against what a reasonably competent provider would have done under similar circumstances. That benchmark, known as the standard of care, is the foundation of the analysis.
When strokes are missed or significantly delayed, the consequences can be severe and permanent. Depending on the location and extent of the injury, outcomes range from partial disability to catastrophic neurological damage. In some cases, the delay contributes to locked-in syndrome, a condition in which a person retains consciousness but loses nearly all voluntary movement. In others, the outcome is death.
Care in Wisconsin Can Be Limited
In 2023, more than 2,500 people died of stroke in Wisconsin, according to Wisconsin’s Coverdell Stroke Program. Over 11,000 hospitalizations included stroke as “the principal diagnosis.”
For patients in rural areas who arrive at smaller hospitals first, the path to advanced stroke care often requires a transfer, and that transfer process introduces its own risks and delays. Wisconsin’s Coverdell Stroke Program has identified gaps in stroke service access. Where those gaps exist, they are part of the clinical context the review accounts for.
This distance from a care center can lead to extreme complications, especially when a hospital does not transfer a patient quickly enough. A door-in-door-out time, or how long it takes from when a person arrives at a hospital to when they leave for a stroke center, should be under 120 minutes. According to JAMA, Wisconsin’s median time for acute ischemic stroke eligible for endovascular therapy is 119 to 125 minutes, and for other acute ischemic stroke is 168 to 193 minutes.
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What Comes Next If the Review Shows Something
If the review reveals that the care your loved one received departed from accepted medical standards, the firm will walk you through what that means and what your options are. The decision about how to proceed belongs entirely to your family.
A legal case involving stroke misdiagnosis requires establishing what happened, who was responsible for the decisions that led to the missed diagnosis, and what the consequences of that failure to diagnose have been. Responsibility may rest with an individual physician, an emergency department, a hospital system, or more than one party. The review findings determine where that analysis begins.
The goal is not punishment. Most families are motivated by something more practical: the need for resources. A loved one who has suffered a severe stroke may require ongoing nursing care, rehabilitation, home modifications, adaptive equipment, or full-time support for years, sometimes for the rest of their life. The costs are substantial, and they often fall on families without warning.
| Type of Care | Estimated Cost in Wisconsin |
| Private duty nurse (hourly rate) | $90/hour |
| Private duty nurse (visit rate) | $225/visit |
| Long-term care facility, e.g., nursing home (semi-private room) | $127,750/year |
| Long-term care facility, e.g., nursing home (private room) | $147,825 |
Source: Genworth
Start With a Free Consultation
The consultation exists for one reason: to help your family understand what happened. It is free, confidential, and comes with no obligation to pursue legal action.
If you have questions about the care your loved one received, whether they were sent home too soon, whether imaging should have been ordered, or whether something was missed that shouldn’t have been, those questions are exactly what we’re here for.
Call Newsome Law when you are ready to find the answers you have been looking for.
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