Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Traumatic Brain Injury”
Accidents that result in a brain injury can be very traumatic. These injuries can range from a mild concussion all the way to causing a permanent disability and happen so quickly that you can’t see them coming. Unfortunately, brain injuries are very common and there are four common accidents that lead to brain injury. 1. Falls Believe it or not, …
When you’ve been injured, there are usually unpleasant hassles involved in your recovery, such as paying for medical bills, losing wages from not being able to work, and simply dealing with the physical pain of the injury. It’s often even more difficult when your injury occurred as a result of someone else’s mistake, since part of your recovery involves dealing …
For nearly a century, we’ve simply called it “shell shock”, a strange series of neurological and psychological symptoms exhibited by veterans and others who’ve recently been exposed to a bomb blast. View image | gettyimages.com Now, thanks to a major breakthrough at Johns Hopkins University, we understand how (and why) shell shock happens. The classic symptoms of shell shock are …
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) may be an official diagnosis, but its name is a misnomer. For many, the symptoms of mTBI are anything but mild. View image | gettyimages.com Medscape recently underscored just how harsh a “mild” brain injury can be for those suffering persistent symptoms. Concussion is by far the most common kind of mTBI, and it’s often …
Regardless of age, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a risk we all share. In fact, it’s one of the most commonly cited injuries in personal injury lawsuits in Arizona, including auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, workplace injuries, and more. http://gty.im/157532749 But for young people, the risk of harm shifts substantially depending on the child’s age, according to a new report from …
