Seizure Victims

Erie Pennsylvania (PA) Med Mal Lawyer Helping - Seizure Victims

One in 10 Americans will have a seizure at some time in the life and at least 200,000 will have at least one seizure a month.

A seizure is the result of a sudden burst of excess electrical activity in the brain. This causes the brain's messages to become temporarily halted or mixed up. The type of seizure a person has depends on the area of the brain where this activity occurs.

Because of the 20 different seizure types and symptoms, epilepsy can be a difficult condition to diagnose. Some people may go for years without being given a correct diagnosis of epilepsy. It is possible for some people to be misdiagnosed with epilepsy. About 125,000 new cases of epilepsy are diagnosed each year.

The origin of 50-70% of all cases of epilepsy is unknown. Epilepsy is sometimes the result of trauma at the time of birth. Such causes include insufficient oxygen to the brain; head injury; heavy bleeding or incompatibility between a woman's blood and the blood of her newborn baby; and infection immediately before, after, or at the time of birth. For more information on birth injuries please visit our Birth Injury Information Center.

If you or a loved one have been treated for epilepsy and feel you have been misdiagnosed contact the assistance of an experienced lawyer today or call 814-452-4473.

My law office is located in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania, within three blocks of both the federal and state courthouses. We have free parking and handicap accessibility.

My law office is located in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania (PA), within three blocks of both the federal and state courthouses. I have free parking and am handicap accessible. I serve medical malpractice and personal injury clients in Northwest Pennsylvania (PA), Erie County, Crawford County and Venango County including Erie, Meadville, Union City, Corry, Franklin, Oil City and Titusville.