Jane Harrop, a 30 year old British woman was complaining of headaches for several days that made her feel “drunk”. She was diagnosed to be suffering from migraine but died two days later from a viral infection of the brain.
She was admitted to a hospital in Birmingham where an MRI was done. The doctors had failed to detect the cause of the headache and diagnosed it as severe migraine. While she writhed in pain the family was assured by the nurses at Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham that it was only severe migraine. She was discharged from the hospital with doses of morphine to lessen the pain. Then she died after a couple of days on February 19th. Her family also says that they were told that Mrs. Harrop could not be transferred to nearby Queen Elizabeth Hospital, with a specialist neurology unit, because there were no beds available.
A post-mortem revealed Mrs. Harrop had been suffering from meningo-myeloencephalitis, a rare virus that causes inflammation and swelling of the brain. Her death has devastated her family and answers are being sought. Health officials and hospital chiefs have launched a full investigation into her death and will pass their findings to the coroner at an inquest. According to Lisa Dunn, Good Hope Hospital director,” As this is subject to a coroner’s investigation; we are unable to comment on the detail of Mrs. Harrop’s care but would again like to pass on our sincere condolences to the family.”
Mrs. Harrop belonged to Selly Oak, Birmingham and worked as a carer for people suffering from multiple sclerosis.
Study reveals the power of sleep in enhancing motor learning for individuals with brain injury