A masterclass in the medico-legal aspects of vestibular disorders

Why this seminar is important

• Dizziness and balance problems have been reported in up to 90% of patients with a traumatic brain injury.
• They can occur even after minor head injury and are often a complication of muscular-skeletal injuries.
• Balance problems are frequently undiagnosed or misdiagnosed by treating clinicians and medico-legal experts; many claimants are only diagnosed after claims are compromised.
• Vestibular injuries can be significantly disabling and interfere with general neuro-rehabilitation, cognitive functioning and mood.
• Targeted treatment can bring about significant improvement and facilitate efficacy of therapy for other injuries.
• This seminar is led by a team with niche, highly specialist experience of vestibular disorders in the clinical and medico-legal context.  

What this seminar will cover:

• Vestibular disorders, how to identify symptoms.
• Proving a vestibular injury and the importance of diagnosis.
• The importance of getting the right expert report at the right time.
• Valuing a vestibular injury (general and special damages.
• Treatment options and the impact on a claim/defence.
• Tactical approach to claims involving vestibular injuries.