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The growing local and national focus on brain injury: a timely trend that is long overdue
In recent years, a growing body of evidence has shown that concussions, especially repeat concussions that may occur in high impact sports, can lead to devastating brain injury. This has been shown to be true not only in professional athletes, but in children as well. Because of this, the study of brain injury has been… read more
Violence, Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and the Soldier
It is impossible to turn on a television, log on to the internet, or read a newspaper over the past couple of weeks without learning about the shooting of civilians in Afghanistan. Sgt. Robert Bales is accused of shooting and killing as many as 16 civilians. After several tours of duty in Iraq, he began… read more
Risk of Parkinson’s Disease increased after brain injury, says UCLA study
Traumatic brain injuries sustained during traffic collisions, slip and falls or sports related games can greatly increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to UCLA medical researches. Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that primarily affects people after the age of 65. Researches found that a mild brain injury could… read more
Traumatic Brain Injury, Part 8: Diagnosing Vestibular Dysfunction
Today our post will discuss the various diagnostic tests used to identify Vestibular Dysfunction. There are four main categories of diagnostic tests that I want to talk about. The first two are Electronystagmography and Videonystagmography. Next is Rotational Chair Testing, and there is also Dynamic Postureography. Let’s take a moment and talk about each of… read more
Traumatic Brain Injury, Part 7: Vestibular Dysfunction
Today we are going to talk about a condition called Vestibular Dysfunction. Vestibular Dysfunction often arises after a brain injury. This topic has been on my mind a lot lately because I have a case that I am handling where my client was in an automobile accident. She was rear-ended, and hours later she began… read more
Traumatic Brain Injury, Part 6: Interacting with Brain Injured Clients and Caregivers
Today’s post on Traumatic Brain Injury will focus on the people who are trying to help a brain injured client. This could be family members, loved ones, caregivers, and even lawyers. In so many of our clients who have suffered a traumatic brain injury, we have seen that his entire social network plays a role…. read more
Traumatic Brain Injury, Part 4: Red flags that there may be a brain injury
So, I want you to imagine that you are the mother or father of a child, or a husband/wife, there at the doctor with your loved one. There’s been an accident, and the doctor needs to evaluate whether or not your child or your spouse has suffered a brain injury. What are the red flags… read more
Traumatic Brain Injury, Part 3: Causes of Brain Injuries
Unfortunately, there are many causes of brain injury. Some of the most common include falls, auto accidents, being struck by an object and assault. As far as the statistics go, falls count for approximately 28% of all traumatic brain injuries. Motor vehicle accidents, not surprisingly, is one of the leading causes, accounting for approximately 20%… read more
Traumatic Brain Injuries, Part 2: Types of Brain Injury
There are many types of traumatic brain injury, but the injuries I’m going to cover in this post are penetrating brain injury, contusion, hematoma, concussion, anoxia & hypoxia, diffuse axonal injury, and coup contrecoup injuries. These are some of the main types of injury we typically confront as brain injury lawyers. First let’s talk about… read more
Traumatic Brain Injury, Part 1: Lobes of the Brain
Traumatic brain injuries are often misunderstood. There are many different types of brain injury, and many different ways in which our brains can become injured. So what that means in terms of our lives – in terms of how we function as human beings, with our wives, with our friends, relatives and co-workers – varies… read more
