Brain injuries can occur as a result of medical treatment, where the brain is starved of oxygen or damaged through surgery. These can often have a very severe impact on the injured person’s ability to function, speech, mobility, and ability to work. Brain injured people are often heavily reliant on those around them.

Examples of medical negligence that may result in a brain injury include:

• Anoxia (lack of oxygen).
• Birth injury.
• Failure to identify and promptly treat infection.
• Late diagnosis of brain tumours.
• Medication errors.
• Stroke.
• Surgical error resulting in damage to the brain.