GC woman sues local chiropractor over 2017 stroke

 A Grundy Center woman who suffered a rare stroke she attributed to “neck manipulation” last spring is suing Eberline Family Chiropractic over claims of negligence and malpractice.
           
In a five-page Grundy County District Court filing dated September 26, West Des Moines attorney Nathan McConkey—on behalf of his client, Nicole Rhoads—alleges that Dr. Paul Eberline improperly administered care resulting in “vertebral artery dissections and bilateral and right pontine strokes” on April 17, 2017.
           
According to a Gofundme page set up to assist Rhoads, she was transferred from the Grundy County Memorial Hospital to the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City and went into a medically induced coma after suffering swelling in her brain.
           
The lawsuit goes on to charge that Rhoads has incurred heavy medical and child care expenses, lost earnings and future earning capacity, lost “full body and mind,” been subjected to physical and mental pain and suffering, suffered permanent disfigurement and scarring and struggled to fully meet financial obligations. 
 
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