Brain injury
Have you suffered a brain injury? Most personal injuries occur because someone was careless or "negligent". Each person has a duty to avoid harming someone else or to conduct ourselves in a manner that does not pose a risk to others. If someone was negligent and failed to live up to this "duty” and you have suffered a brain injury, you may be entitled to compensation. Please fill out the Free Evaluation and an expert traumatic brain injury lawyer will evaluation your case for negligence or medical malpractice.
Brain Injury Facts
For individuals under the age of 75, half of all traumatic brain injuries are caused by car accidents, bicycles or motorcycle accidents. For those older then 75, most of their brain injuries are caused by slips and falls. Most of the remaining injuries are caused by violence, sports injuries, medical malpractice, firearms and alcohol abuse. The groups at highest risk for brain injury are children ages 0 to 4 years of age and young adults age 15 to 19. Males are also more likely then females to have a brain injury. In the United States there are an estimated 1 million brain-injured people treated in emergency rooms each year.
Two types of Acquired brain injuries:
There are two types of acquired brain injuries. The first one is Traumatic Brain Injury. It is usually caused by severe, physical trauma to a localized area of the brain. Traumatic brain injury occurs when the head is hit hard enough to shake or move the brain within the skull. This is also known as a closed head injury. It can also be caused by a penetrating head injury (ex. bullet) which damages the brain tissue. Traumatic brain injury may result in temporary or permanent brain injury. The symptoms could be severe or mild.
Non-traumatic Brain Injury is the second type of acquired brain injury. This type of injury is damage to the brain which can result from a wide range of medical conditions. Such conditions include: infection, tumor, stroke, anoxia or meningitis. Each of these conditions can cause deterioration or malfunction of the brain. The result of such conditions could be complete recovery, mild or severe disability or even death.
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