Article posted on:11/27/2007

A Pittsburgh woman who suffered a brain abscess after a physician's assistant misdiagnosed a sinus infection has been awardeed $3 million by a jury. In 2001, the woman visited the office of two doctors and was prescribed steroids for complaints of headaches and nasal problems. Experts in the case testified that the steroids, without an antibiotic, would mask and exacerbate the infection. The woman remains unable to regulate her emotions and has difficulty with complex cognitive function.