Overview

This page concerns a stroke case at Emory Johns Creek Hospital in which repeated transient ischemic attacks allegedly were not properly recognized or treated, ordered neurological monitoring was not implemented for 16 hours, and a later neurology assessment suspected conversion disorder instead of stroke before MRI confirmation two days later.

System Emory Healthcare
Fact pattern Three TIAs in eight hours followed by delayed monitoring and missed stroke treatment
Alleged harm Significant permanent disabilities

Chronology

  1. Adrian Wells suffered three transient ischemic attacks within 8 hours while at Emory Johns Creek Hospital.
  2. Neurological monitoring orders and a neurology consultation request were entered, but the nursing staff failed to implement the monitoring for 16 hours.
  3. When a neurologist finally assessed Adrian, the neurologist suspected conversion disorder rather than stroke.
  4. Adrian received no treatment for the stroke he was suffering, and MRI confirmed the stroke two days later after repeated delays had left him with significant permanent disabilities.

Alleged failures

The medical staff at Emory Johns Creek Hospital failed to properly recognize and treat three TIAs within an eight-hour period.

The nursing staff failed to implement ordered neurological monitoring for 16 hours despite monitoring orders and a neurology consultation request.

The later neurology assessment allegedly missed the opportunity for urgent stroke treatment by suspecting conversion disorder rather than stroke.

Entities

Emory HealthcareEmory Johns Creek HospitalNursing staffNeurologistMRITransient ischemic attacks
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