Paediatric Epilepsy Red Flags: Dr Mike Taylor, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
By Dr Mike Taylor, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Posted 29 May 2025
5 Minute Read
Misdiagnosed epilepsy can derail paediatric claims. In this expert webinar, Dr Mike Taylor shares how to spot red flags, prove breach, and strengthen causation in epilepsy-related clinical negligence cases.
About the Speaker
Dr Mike Taylor is a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at Leeds Children’s Hospital, with specialist interests in epilepsy (including Dravet Syndrome), headache management, and neurodevelopmental disorders. He provides expert evidence in complex paediatric cases and holds an honorary senior lectureship at the University of Leeds.
Webinar Summary - Key Medico‑Legal Themes
- Early recognition matters: missed red flags and delayed referrals can undermine outcomes and claims.
- Subtype specificity: management must fit the epilepsy syndrome; generic labels weaken evidence.
- Treatment pitfalls: contraindicated drugs (e.g., sodium‑channel blockers in Dravet) can aggravate seizures.
- Genetics and timing: delays in SCN1A and related testing affect breach, causation and quantum.
- Escalation failures: prolonged seizures/status epilepticus require rapid adherence to guidelines.
Tags:
- Paediatric Epilepsy
- Epilepsy Litigation
- Seizure Mismanagement
- Delayed Diagnosis
- Neurologist Expert Witness
Expert Disciplines:
- Neurology
About The Author
Dr Mike Taylor
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Dr Micheál Taylor is a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist and Expert Witness with 2 years’ medico-legal reporting experience, having undertaken expert work since 2024. He prepares around 12–24 reports per year, all for Claimants, across Clinical Negligence, Personal Injury, Criminal and Family matters, including screening, breach of duty, causation, condition and prognosis.
His specialist expertise includes cerebral palsy, epilepsy, Dravet syndrome, developmental delay, neonatal neurology, neurodevelopmental and neuroinflammatory disorders, paediatric headache and traumatic brain injury, making him particularly suited to complex paediatric neurology instructions.
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