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Traumatic Brain Injury

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex injury with a broad spectrum of symptoms and disabilities. Head and brain injury can be traumatic to the sufferer as well his family, both emotionally as well as financially. It is also often referred to as acquired brain injury or simply a head injury. Head injuries happen when a sudden trauma causes a certain kind of damage to the brain. Generally, TBI is caused by the impact of the head with an object, such as when hitting a windshield or the dashboard of a car in and accident. In such cases, the head injury is referred to as a closed head injury. This can also occur when the brain is violently shaken in the skull, like when infants are mishandled or in cases involving whiplash if and automobile accident occurs. In certain cases, an object can pierce the skull and enter the brain tissue, causing damage and injury. Symptoms of TBI can be minor, moderate or severe, which depends on the scope of damage done to the brain. It is advisable to hire an experienced brain injury lawyer to ensure that individuals injured by the negligence of others receive just compensation.

Since our brain defines who we are, the consequences of a brain injury can affect all aspects of our lives, including our personality. A brain injury is different from a broken limb or punctured lung. An injury in these areas limits the use of a specific part of your body, but your personality and mental abilities remain unchanged. Most often, these body structures heal and regain their previous function. Brain injuries do not heal like other injuries. Recovery is a functional recovery, based on mechanisms that remain uncertain. No two brain injuries are alike and the consequence of two similar injuries may be very different. Symptoms may appear right away or may not be present for days or weeks after the injury. TBI often stays unnoticed for an extended period of time as there is no loss of consciousness associated with many brain injuries. Please ask for legal help from our Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyers, if you suspect, and of course if you know, that you have suffered a traumatic brain injury.

TBI can by major or minor. Generally, sports injuries and minor auto accidents are the cause for many minor traumatic brain injuries. Some symptoms involved in a minor TBI are:

• Short loss of consciousness
• Headache
• Confusion
• Blurred vision
• Attention/thinking deficit

Moderate traumatic brain injury is only slightly more severe than minor injury. It is critical that patients are given care by their families or medical facilities to be sure matters do not worsen. Moderate and severe brain injuries are usually obvious and relatively easy to diagnose. Symptoms of moderate TBI include:

• Double vision
• Balance problems
• Inability to focus and concentrate
• Nausea/vomiting
• Vertigo
• Memory loss

Severe traumatic brain injury occurs when the patient experiences severe cognitive and communications difficulties. This is usually a result of more serious accidents such as catastrophic car or pedestrian accidents, electrical injuries and a wide array of other causes. You should contact Pennsylvania brain injury lawyers. if you suffer from any of the following symptoms of severe TBI:

• Impaired speech
• Impaired cognitive process
• Loss of vision and hearing
• Memory loss
• Loss of taste and smell
• Seizures
• Change in personality or behavior

If you are experiencing these difficulties, seek medical assistance immediately, as there may be a more severe head injury requiring attention. It is important to treat brain injuries immediately as there could be life altering consequences. Our lawyers based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania are members of your community, and they are prepared to bring more than 50 years of experience to bear in order to protect the legal rights of those who have suffered a brain injury or a head injury.

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