£3.625mn Damages for Batched Brain Operation

A woman who was left severely brain damaged and wheelchair-bound after a neuro-surgeon attempted to remove a brain cyst with a pair of medical tweezers expected to receive £3.625mn in damages.

The 49-year-old former care home worker was admitted to the neurosurgery unit after a CT scan revealed she had a benign colloid cyst on the brain. According to her lawyer, the surgeon not only accessed the cyst "using the wrong surgical approach but attempted to biopsy the cyst by tugging at it with rongeurs (medical tweezers). In fact the cyst was attached to a vein and as a result caused a large brain hemorrhage."

As a result of the surgical errors, she is now completely paralyzed and her left side, has severe memory loss, mental impairment, is partially blind and has no sense of smell. After initial reluctance to admit any negligence, the hospital admitted liability after independent medical experts Confirmed that her injuries arose because of the way her brain operation was carried out.

The settlement of £3.625 million consists of a lump sum of £1.325 million and a £120,000 annual payment guaranteed for life.