Our Commitment to Every Family We Represent
Most families who reach out aren’t ready to file a lawsuit. They’re trying to piece together what happened to someone they love, and they’re doing it while grieving, caregiving, and managing everything a serious medical event leaves behind. That’s exactly where we start: listening, without pressure, without assumptions about what you want or what you’re ready for.
What the Process Actually Looks Like
When you contact our firm, here’s what happens:
- We listen first. You share what occurred: the timeline, the symptoms, the treatment decisions, and the outcome. We ask questions, but we don’t rush the conversation.
- We gather the records. We collect the relevant medical records, imaging, and clinical documentation. This is the foundation of any meaningful review.
- We bring in independent medical experts. We coordinate a review with qualified specialists who have no connection to the providers involved. These are experienced clinicians who understand both the medicine and the standards of care that apply.
- We examine the care against accepted standards. The review looks carefully at how symptoms were assessed, how quickly a diagnosis was reached, what treatment was administered, and whether the decisions made aligned with what competent care requires under those circumstances.
Honest Findings, Whatever They Are
A medical review doesn’t always point to error. Sometimes it confirms that providers acted appropriately despite a devastating outcome. We understand that’s not what some families hope to hear. But that finding has real value. It replaces uncertainty with clarity, and clarity is something families in this situation deserve.
If the review does identify a departure from the standard of care, such as a missed diagnosis, a failure to diagnose, a treatment delay, or a failure to act on visible warning signs, we explain exactly what that means and what options your family may have.
What Working With Our Firm Looks Like
You can expect:
- Direct attorney access. You work with an attorney throughout, not a paralegal or case manager you’ve never met.
- A limited caseload. We are deliberate about the cases we accept so that each family receives sustained attention, not a place in a queue.
- No fees unless we recover compensation. We handle stroke, locked-in syndrome, and catastrophic injury cases on a contingency basis. The financial risk of pursuing answers stays with us.
- Experience with complex cases. Stroke misdiagnosis cases require deep medical fluency and long-term commitment. This is the work our firm is built around.
The consultation is free. There’s no obligation to proceed, and no pressure to decide anything before you’re ready.
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 Stroke Misdiagnosis Happens, and What the Review Looks For
Understanding the process is one thing. Understanding what the review is actually looking for, and what it may find, is another. This section is for families who want to look deeper.
How Stroke Misdiagnosis Happens
Stroke misdiagnosis is more common than most people realize, and it rarely happens because a provider was careless in an obvious way. It happens because stroke symptoms can mimic other conditions, because some strokes don’t announce themselves clearly, and because emergency settings create pressure to move quickly through a differential diagnosis.
Some of the patterns that appear most frequently in these cases:
- Symptoms attributed to other conditions. Dizziness, headache, confusion, and coordination problems are common stroke symptoms, but they’re also associated with vertigo, migraines, intoxication, anxiety, and inner ear disorders. When providers anchor on a less serious explanation early, the possibility of stroke can go unexplored.
- Brainstem and posterior circulation strokes. These strokes are particularly difficult to catch. They often don’t cause the classic facial drooping or arm weakness that providers and patients associate with stroke. Instead, they may present with dizziness, double vision, difficulty swallowing, or unsteady gait, which are symptoms that are easy to attribute to something benign. Imaging can also miss these strokes, particularly if a CT scan is used instead of an MRI, or if a CT or MRI is performed too early in the event.
- Delayed or absent imaging. Time-sensitive imaging is a cornerstone of stroke diagnosis. When imaging is delayed, ordered late, or not ordered at all, the window for effective intervention narrows or closes entirely.
- Early discharge. Some patients are sent home before a diagnosis is confirmed, or before symptoms have been adequately explained. If a stroke occurs or progresses after discharge, the outcome can be severe.
- Failure to consult neurology. In cases where stroke is a reasonable possibility, a neurology consultation may be the appropriate next step. When that consultation is skipped or delayed, the chance to catch and treat a stroke in time may be lost.
The Standard of Care: What the Review Compares Against
When medical experts review a stroke case, they aren’t asking whether the outcome was tragic; they’re asking whether the care was appropriate given what the provider knew, or should have known, at the time.
This benchmark is called the standard of care. It represents what a reasonably competent provider, with similar training and in similar circumstances, would have done. It isn’t perfection; medicine involves uncertainty, and the standard accounts for that. But it does establish a floor: a level of attention, assessment, and action that patients are entitled to expect.
The review examines the clinical record against that benchmark, step by step. Were the right questions asked? Was the appropriate imaging ordered and read correctly? Were warning signs documented but not acted on? Was the patient kept for observation when the situation warranted it? Were the right specialists brought in?
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The Range of Outcomes When a Stroke Is Missed
A delayed or missed stroke diagnosis does not always result in the same degree of harm, but the range of possible outcomes is wide, and the most serious ones are irreversible.
Some patients experience partial disability: weakness, speech difficulty, cognitive changes, or emotional dysregulation that requires ongoing therapy and significantly affects quality of life. Others sustain catastrophic injuries that leave them unable to live independently. In the most severe cases, a delayed diagnosis contributes to death.
One outcome that families may not be familiar with is locked-in syndrome. This is a condition in which a patient is almost entirely paralyzed, unable to speak or move, but remains fully conscious and cognitively intact. It is most commonly associated with brainstem strokes, the same strokes that are most frequently missed. Families living with a loved one in this condition face some of the most profound caregiving and financial challenges imaginable.
The long-term care required after a stroke can be costly.
| Type of Care | Estimated Cost in Wyoming |
| Private duty nurse (hourly rate) | $207/hour |
| Private duty nurse (visit rate) | $241/visit |
| Long-term care facility, e.g., nursing home (semi-private room) | $118,990/year |
| Long-term care facility, e.g., nursing home (private room) | $131,081/year |
Source: CareScout Cost of Care Survey
What Happens If the Review Finds a Departure
If the independent medical review identifies a departure from the standard of care, such as a failure to diagnose, a delay in treatment, a missed transfer window, or an error in reading imaging, families are in a position to make an informed decision about what they want to do next. That decision belongs entirely to the family. Some choose to pursue a formal legal claim. Others find that understanding what happened is enough.
How We Can Build a Legal Case
For families who choose to move forward, the review findings become the foundation of the legal case. We must establish that a provider owed your loved one a duty of care, that the care delivered fell below the accepted standard, that this departure directly caused harm, and that the harm resulted in measurable damages.
Responsibility doesn’t always rest with a single provider. It may involve:
- An emergency physician
- A radiologist who misread imaging
- A hospital system with inadequate protocols
- Multiple parties across an institution
A legal claim isn’t about punishment. It’s about securing the resources a family may need: rehabilitation, long-term care, home modifications, lost income, and the financial stability that a catastrophic injury can otherwise make impossible.
What Families Can Do Right Now
Preserving information early matters. Families should gather medical records, imaging discs, discharge paperwork, and a written timeline of symptoms and provider conversations. Bringing this to a consultation gives the reviewing team the clearest possible picture of what occurred.
Get Answers and Help When You Are Ready
If your family is still searching for answers, a conversation is a reasonable place to start. You don’t need to have made any decisions, and you don’t need certainty about what happened. Our attorneys will listen to what you experienced, explain what a medical and legal review would involve, and give you an honest assessment of what we find. There’s no obligation to proceed. We just offer information, delivered with care.
When you are ready, call Newsome Law.
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