Brain injury attorneys/lawyers specialize in innovative trial presentations using state of the art demonstrative evidence.  Many today are prepared to create virtual reenactment of the accident scene.
  Another group of attorneys available to help you with your legal issues are those firms that have medical lawyers available to present the facts.  These lawyers have a degree in medicine and are versed in brain injury litigation involving medical and legal issues.
  Victims of traumatic brain injuries can find attorneys/lawyers specializing in various areas of brain trauma such as cranial nerve damage, epidural and subdural hematoma, inter-cranial pressure, neuropsychiatric problems, multiple sderosis aggravation by stress and trauma, coma, spinal injury damage with paralysis and toxic exposures.
  Other law firms specialize in pediatric acquired brain injury (PABI)and is also commonly referred to as Shaken baby syndrome first coined in a landmark lawsuit where the attending nurse was found guilty of having shaken a baby causing traumatic brain injury. 

 

Understanding the Brain

  The skull which is made of hard thick bone helps protect the brain composed of soft tissues, blood vessels, nerves and microscopic cells (neurons) and contact points (synapses).
  A brain injury may occur from a blow or a jolt to the head, from penetration of the skull and from sudden deceleration when a moving head hits a stationary object.  The effects of brain injury range from mild e.g., brief change like confusion, to debilitation causing coma or amnesia and loss of abilities.
  Head injuries kill and disable more people under age 50 than any other type of neurological damage, and after gun shot wounds are the second leading cause of death in men under the age of 35. 

Main Causes of Brain Injury

Falls                                 28%
Automobile accidents       20%
Blows/hitting against       19%
Assaults/Blasts                11%
Shaken baby syndrome    8.5%   

Specific head injuries include: skull fractures, concussion, cerebral contusions and lacerations, and inter-cranial hematomas. These injuries can affect different parts of the brain such as the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, and the temporal lobe.

Disorders

Disorders caused by traumatic head injury include:
    Posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) refers to a recurrent seizure disorder, the cause of which is believed to be injury to the brain. This injury can be a result of head trauma or a sequel to an operation on the brain.

    Aphasia is a loss of the ability to use language due to injury to brain areas specialized for these functions, such as Broca’s area, which governs language production, or Wernicke’s area which governs the interpretation of language. It is not a result of deficits in sensory, intellectual, or psychiatric functioning.

    Apraxia is the inability to perform tasks that require remembering patterns or sequences of movements.  Apraxia is a neurological disorder characterized by loss of the ability to execute or carry out learned purposeful movements, despite having the desire and the physical ability to perform the movements. It is a disorder of motor planning which may be acquired by brain trauma.

    Agnosia is a rare disorder in which a person can see and feel objects but can’t associate them with their usual role or function. Agnosia is a loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes, or smells while the specific sense is not defective nor is there any significant memory loss. It is usually associated with brain injury or neurological illness, particularly after damage to the occipitotemporal border, which is part of the vental stream.
    Amnesia is the total or partial inability to recall recent or remote experiences. The causes of amnesia are organic or functional. Organic causes include damage to the brain, through trauma or disease, or use of certain drugs. Another effect of amnesia is the inability to imagine the future. A recent study shows that amnesiacs with damaged hippocampus cannot imagine the future. This is because when a normal human being imagines the future, they use their past experiences to construct a possible scenario.
            Shaken baby syndrome defined by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS): Shaken baby syndrome is a type of inflicted traumatic brain injury that happens when a baby is violently shaken.  A baby has weak neck muscles and a large, heavy head.  Shaking makes the fragile brain bounce back and forth inside the skull and causes bruising, swelling, and bleeding, which can lead to permanent, severe brain damage or death.  The characteristic injuries of shaken baby syndrome are subdural hemorrhages (bleeding in the brain), retinal hemorrhages (bleeding in the retina), damage to the spinal cord and neck, and fractures of the ribs and bones.  These injuries may not be immediately noticeable.  Symptoms of shaken baby syndrome include extreme irritability, lethargy, poor feeding, breathing problems, convulsions, vomiting, and pale or bluish skin.  Shaken baby injuries usually occur in children younger than 2 years old, but may be seen in children up to the age of 5.

 

 

In summary then all of the legal issues facing brain injured victims can be addressed by competent Brain Injury Attorneys. Receiving compensation from a settlement can provide lasting medical care if necessary or immediate relief from expensive medical/hospital bills.  Brain injury lawyers can also request on going compensation to subsidize the brain injured who can no longer work.

 

 

 

Simple Checklist Helps Prevent Deaths and Complications after …
Dennis Kennedy Blog (Dennis Kennedy); Sacramento Brain Injury Lawyer Blog (Moseley Collins); Chicago Business Litigation Lawyer Blog (DiTommaso Lubin ); Chicago Injury Attorney Blog (Steven J. Malman & Associates)

New Treatment in Brain Injury :: Sacramento Brain Injury Lawyer Blog
Moseley Collins is a Sacramento personal injury lawyer. At the Law Office of Moseley Collins, we help people with traumatic brain injuries recover the compensation they need. If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident, [...]

Citizens with Disabilities | 2009 TBI Research Appropriations …
As a leader in traumatic brain injury, The Scarlett Law Group of San Francisco has a long history of achieving top settlements for their clients. … Brain Injury Lawyers.

Brain Injuries and Death Often Result From Falls :: Georgia Injury …
Brain Injuries and Death Often Result From Falls :: Georgia Injury Lawyer Blog.  

Civil Laws On Brain Injury | Brain Injury Attorneys California
Brain Injury Attorneys California is a blog offering resources and information regarding Brain Injuries and Brain Injury Attorneys in California.  

Brain Injury and Proof Problems Facing the Injury Attorney …
The hurdles and prejudice of the argument that the brain injury victim and his or her attorney must overcome, revolve around the accusation that it is “only in their head”. This also implies that symptoms are “made up” [...]