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Wed 04 Apr 2009Woman gets €6.5m for misdiagnosed haemorrhage
A woman who had a brain haemorrhage misdiagnosed as migraine and is now confined to a wheelchair with paralysis in both legs and one arm has secured €6.5 million in settlement of her High Court action.
The action was taken by Kathleen Myers (49), a civil servant of The Garth, Belgard Heights, Tallaght, who is a ward of court, against St James's Hospital, Dublin, arising from her treatment there.
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