Among the most serious injuries one can sustain are those to the brain. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a complex injury with a broad spectrum of symptoms and disabilities. This post touches on potential causes, symptoms, and treatments for TBI. What is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)? Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a severe medical condition. […]
Read more...Maximizing Your Settlement: The M&Y Personal Injury Lawyers’ Guide to Traumatic Brain Injury Claims Recovering from a traumatic brain injury can be a long and uncertain journey. At M&Y Personal Injury Lawyers, we know how serious a TBI can be for the person hurt and their family. Our team of lawyers focuses on helping people […]
Read more...Traumatic Brain Injuries, or TBIs, are serious health issues. They can change the lives of those who have them and their families. It’s important to know about TBIs, why they happen, their symptoms, and what to do if you or someone you know has one. This is even more important if the injury is someone […]
Read more...Scientists sometimes refer to the brain stem as the lizard or reptilian brain. These phrases describe the evolution of the brain. The brain stem was one of the earliest structures to form. Therefore, it looks and functions like a reptile’s brain. The brain stem does not perform higher brain functions like those associated with cognition […]
Read more...Blunt force head trauma is an injury that happens when a person’s head impacts a hard object or surface. For instance, victims may suffer blunt force head trauma in a motor vehicle collision or a slip and fall accident. Blunt force head trauma can cause harm to a victim’s brain, skull, or other parts of […]
Read more...Traumatic brain injury can severely inhibit your quality of life. From feeding yourself to sleeping, tasks that once seemed simple are suddenly much more complicated. That’s because a traumatic brain injury can make concentrating, thinking, and controlling your emotions difficult. If you have sustained a brain injury, it is important to seek help right away. […]
Read more...Many people do not automatically associate concussions with traumatic brain injuries, but that’s what they are. Medically speaking, a concussion constitutes what is known as a “mild traumatic brain injury,” or mTBI. If you are familiar with mTBIs, you know that symptoms don’t always manifest immediately. This is why obtaining medical treatment right after an […]
Read more...Blunt force head trauma is a leading cause of severe injury and often leads to lasting brain damage. Many situations can lead to this type of injury. When someone else is responsible for an accident that results in blunt force trauma, the responsible party — or their insurance provider — can be liable for the […]
Read more...CTE stands for chronic traumatic encephalopathy. It is not common in the population as a whole. But for certain people, like athletes and combat veterans, CTE happens much more often. Doctors can do nothing to stop CTE. They cannot even definitively diagnose it until after it kills the person suffering from it. And as CTE […]
Read more...Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) can range from mild concussions to life-threatening conditions. In most cases, TBIs result from direct trauma to the head. The consequences can be catastrophic whenever a blow, jolt, or sudden impact disrupts normal brain function. Though most mild and moderate TBIs result in short-term symptoms, long-term complications can affect individuals for […]
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