Boy who suffers seizures settles case against maternity hospital with €550k interim payment

It was claimed that following his birth at the National Maternity Hospital in 2015, the baby became profoundly hypoglycaemic, and as a result developed hypoglycemic seizures

The boy’s mother told the High Court he suffers severe seizures, which can be life-threatening and he has been hospitalised in the past from anything to six hours to four days as a result. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

A seven-year old boy who suffers from seizures and who sued over his care after birth at the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, has settled a High Court action with a €550,000 interim payout.

The boy’s mother told the High Court he suffers severe seizures, which can be life-threatening and he has been hospitalised in the past from anything to six hours to four days as a result.