| red brain injuries are very serious and have lasting | | | | case by reviewing the incidents that took place |
| medical effects on the person who has this type of | | | | before and after the brain injury occurred. The |
| brain injury. The brain controls our entire body and is | | | | lawyer will review your medical records; read any |
| necessary for speech, movement, and other | | | | necessary police reports, and see what your |
| functions of the body so this type of injury can | | | | prognosis is and assess how much compensation you |
| affect speech, motor functions, and even social | | | | will need to sue for. It is important that you choose |
| functions. | | | | the right lawyer because they will represent your |
| What is an acquired brain injury? It is a brain injury | | | | interests. The lawyer needs to do the proper |
| that occurs after birth and causes extensive damage | | | | research on head injuries and traumatic brain injuries |
| to the brain. | | | | so that they can present a well rounded case to the |
| How does one get this type of injury? Falls, | | | | judge. |
| accidents, car accidents, and physical abuse can | | | | What is the claims process like? The claims process |
| cause a traumatic brain injury. Most people with | | | | involves the following steps: show the cause of your |
| traumatic brain injuries have had some type of | | | | injury and who is to blame, have a complete medical |
| impact to the head which resulted in their injury. | | | | examination, and assess your prognosis to determine |
| How serious are brain injuries? Brain injuries can be | | | | proper compensation. These steps need to be taken |
| very serious and sometimes people do not even | | | | before you can file your claim and go before a judge |
| know how serious it is until they begin to experience | | | | in a court of law. |
| the side effects. Some of these side effects include: | | | | How do traumatic brain injuries affect families? |
| headaches, fatigue, epilepsy, incontinence, loss of | | | | Depending on the severity of the injury, families can |
| sensation, loss of speech, and loss of motor | | | | be very affected by their loved one's brain injury. |
| functions. | | | | Some people with traumatic brain injuries become |
| How is this type of head injury treated? Depending | | | | comatose or cannot even speak or take care of |
| on the severity of the traumatic head injury, the | | | | themselves. This leaves their care to either a long |
| person will need some sort of medical care. Usually, | | | | term facility or other family members. This can be a |
| the person will need help from nurses, doctors, | | | | very difficult situation to deal with especially if the |
| speech therapists, physiotherapists, occupational | | | | person has a family and children to take care of. |
| therapists, social workers, and clinical psychologists. | | | | Families grieve in different ways after their loved one |
| What are other forms of traumatic brain injury? | | | | has changed because of a head injury. It can be over |
| Other forms include the following: stroke, tumors, | | | | whelming and it does take a while for people to get |
| hemorrhages, hematoma, encephalitis, and hypoxia. | | | | used to their new family situation. |
| What are the legal implications? If the person was | | | | What types of support are out there for people and |
| injured by someone else and that caused their injury | | | | families affected by traumatic brain injuries? There |
| then they can sue that person. People with traumatic | | | | are web sites for sufferers such as Aphasia Now, |
| brain injuries have to receive a lot of medical care | | | | Brain Injury Association of America, and Brain and |
| that can be very expensive. If you are an adult and | | | | Spine Foundation. These resources can be very |
| suffered this type of injury then you might not be | | | | beneficial to traumatic brain sufferers and their |
| able to work and be disabled so you would need to | | | | families. If you or a family member has suffered a |
| be compensated for your loss of wages and | | | | traumatic brain injury then please speak to a lawyer |
| damages. | | | | who specializes in this area of law so that you can |
| What necessary documentation will a lawyer need to | | | | get the compensation that you deserve. |
| represent you? Your lawyer will need to assess your | | | | |