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Cambridge Professor’s Stroke Lawsuit Undermined by Low IQ Test Score

The NHS Trust pointed to his score of 84 in court to question the credibility of his £1 million negligence claim

Dr Mohamed Atef Hakmi outside the High Court in London
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Overview

  • Dr. Mohamed Atef Hakmi is suing the NHS for over £1 million, alleging a delayed diagnosis of his second 2016 stroke caused permanent brain injury and ended his surgical career.
  • His barrister told the High Court that telemedicine glitches and a cursory A&E examination at Lister Hospital denied him timely thrombolysis treatment.
  • NHS counsel John de Bono KC maintained that clinicians acted with reasonable care and argued that thrombolysis would likely not have changed Dr. Hakmi’s outcome.
  • The defence revealed Dr. Hakmi’s post-stroke IQ score of 84, contending it conflicts with his role at Cambridge and casts doubt on his claimed cognitive impairments.
  • Dr. Hakmi rejected suggestions of deliberate test underperformance, saying he found the assessments exhausting as the judge continues to hear evidence on contested damages.