Doctor died after migraine misdiagnosis

A DOCTOR who was discharged from Cork University Hospital (CUH) diagnosed with a migraine died within days after undergoing high-risk brain surgery for a ruptured aneurysm, an inquest heard yesterday.

Cork City Coroner’s Court recorded a verdict of death by medical misadventure after hearing details about Dr Niamh Long’s death in CUH on January 12 last.

The mother of three, who was originally from Glounthaune, Co Cork, was a respected GP from Endsleigh on the Douglas Road.