title: [Medico-legal assessment in civil lawsuits in patients with neurological disorders in the case material of the Forensic Medicine Department, Medical University of Białystok, in the years 2004-2008].
abstract: Opinionating in civil proceeding is difficult and carries much responsibility, especially in the period of increasing claiming for damages. The authors analyzed civil opinions issued by the Forensic Medicine Department, Medical University of Białystok, in the years 2004-2008. The above-mentioned opinions addressed neurologic diseases and symptoms. The victims were invited to the Department for examinations which were performed by a forensic medicine expert and a neurologist, alternatively also by other specialists depending on the reported ailments. The paper presents an analysis of the victims' age and sex, type of the event, injuries and ailments, duration of physical and mental suffering, percentage of health impairment. The study comprised 126 civil opinions issued. Occupationally active persons were predominantly subject to injuries. The most common symptoms reported were headache, vertigo and pain in the C, L-S spine.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Medycyny Sadowej Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ptaszyńska-Sarosiek
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niemcunowicz-Janica
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okłota
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wardaszka
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sackiewicz
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szeremeta
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009462:Neurology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011044:Poland; D012189:Retrospective Studies