Red Flag Warnings Ignored: Patients Who Use Drugs at Risk as Their Chief Complaint is Not Heard

“Emergency room personnel chose their professions. If they can’t keep their ears open for the poor, the less fortunate, the homeless, and those who abuse drugs, they should be doing something else for a living,” states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national neurological injury attorney. Dr. Greg Vigna, national neurological injury attorney, states, “Patients who present to [...]

2025-04-02T17:15:54-07:00April 2nd, 2025|News, SCI|0 Comments

New Motor and/or Sensory Loss Following Spinal Surgery

“Hospitals audit compliance for obtaining a STAT MRI following spinal surgery when there is new motor and/or sensory loss at the level of the surgery with or without urinary retention. Because that is what is required as 'Time is Spine,’" states Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national neurological injury attorney. What does Dr. Edward Bayley, spine surgeon, [...]

2025-03-06T12:53:14-07:00March 6th, 2025|News, SCI|0 Comments

Vigna Law Group: Brown-Sequard Syndrome Not a Common Diagnosis in Trauma

“It has been estimated it (Brown-Sequard Syndrome) has been estimated to constitute 1%-4% of traumatic spinal cord injury," states Dr. Eliza Moskowitz, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado. Dr. Greg Vigna, MD, JD, national neurological injury attorney, Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, says, “In 1846, Professor Brown-Sequard of France was credited with describing [...]

2025-01-06T16:17:59-07:00November 24th, 2024|News, SCI|0 Comments

Vigna Law Group: Missed Spinal Cord Injuries…How and Why

Dr. Greg Vigna comments on hospitals' failure to diagnose spinal cord injuries, leading to catastrophic repercussions for the patient. “Approximately 50% of patients who sustained a spinal cord injury that were misdiagnosed by hospital personnel will result in neurological deterioration.” - Greg Vigna, MD, JD The primary reasons for a failure to diagnose a [...]

2020-12-04T19:12:33-07:00December 4th, 2020|News, SCI|0 Comments

Red Flag Warning: Subacute and Acute Cauda Equina Syndrome

In practice, many patients with CES have presentations that are chronic or subacute that are indolent and often overlooked by careless medical providers. Acute cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a neurosurgical emergency that requires an MRI of thelumbar spine immediately after presenting to the emergency room and then fast tracked to the operating room [...]

2020-05-17T17:19:02-07:00May 17th, 2020|News, SCI|0 Comments

Vigna Law Group: Investigating Spinal Cord Injuries caused by Nitrous Oxide (Whippits)

Nitrous oxide has been known for years to cause acute B12 deficiency spinal cord injuries resulting in paraplegia and quadriplegia that is often not reversible. Nitrous oxide, also referred to as “laughing gas,” is a commonly used party drug by high school and college students across the country and is purchased insmall metal canisters [...]

2020-05-13T00:15:01-07:00May 13th, 2020|News, SCI|0 Comments

Where’s the Clinitron Bed? Decubitus Ulcers Care

Acutely injured patients with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries are at risk for hospital acquired deep Grade III and Grade IV decubitus ulcers. Acutely injured patients with spinal cord injured and traumatic brain injuries are at risk for hospital acquired deep Grade III and Grade IV decubitus ulcer (bed sores). The management of [...]

2020-03-24T21:36:34-07:00March 24th, 2020|News, SCI, TBI|1 Comment

The Value of Bladder Impairment

Despite significant advancement in the medical management of the neurogenic bladder, much more needs to be done."'Will he ever walk again?' is the inevitable first question I have been asked by dozens of family members outside the hospital room of a newly injured spinal cord patient," says Greg Vigna, MD, JD, and practicing spinal cord injury [...]

2020-03-24T21:29:48-07:00March 24th, 2020|News, SCI|0 Comments
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