Brain Injury News

Recent News Articles

July 22, 2004
“New brain injury test evaluates motor skills”

June 7, 2004
“Navy Hospital Site of Traumatic Brain Injury Study”

May 24, 2004
“Children with Brain Injury May Experience Altered Personality”

April 28 , 2004
“Natural Disasters May Influence Traumatic Brain Injury in Infants”

September 30 , 2003
"New Brain Injury Drug on Fast Track Status"

September 25, 2003
"New Brain Injury Treatment Being Studied"


More Brain Injury News

October 1, 2003, "Assessing brain injury damage can be difficult"
It can be very difficult to immediately evaluate and determine the amount of damage suffered in a brain injury. Every year, nearly 2 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury, resulting in 52,000 deaths. The impact brain injuries can have varies from mild to deadly but can be tough to ascertain the level of damage. For more information on brain injury contact us to confer with a brain injury lawyer.

June 25, 2003, "Little known about the brain still"
The brain is so complex that even experts are sometimes unable to determine what type of effect a brain injury can have on the individual. Some brain injury patients will come out of comas after years with full functioning. In the U.S. alone, two million traumatic brain injuries are suffered every year, breaking down to one brain injury every 15 seconds. A little over half of all traumatic brain injuries are attributed to car accidents, with falls, assault, and sports following.

What most people do not fully understand after suffering a brain injury is the care required for the victim and for the family. Depending on the severity of the brain injury, the care required can vary from minor adjustments to full time care. Some brain injury patients do not realize the damage that has been sustained from an accident that is not a direct blow.

The costs associated with brain injury can often include psychosocial therapy, acute care, physical, occupational, and outpatient therapies that a brain injury lawyer can help recover. While advances in brain injury treatments are continuously being made, there is still so much more to learn about the brain. There are also delays in brain injury symptoms so patients suffering a brain injury may initially think they are okay and fail to receive adequate treatment.

Contact us to confer with a traumatic brain injury lawyer.

June 16, 2003, "Genes and brain injury seizures"
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas believe inheriting a particular gene involved in lipid metabolism in the brain may increase the risk of developing seizures following a traumatic brain injury. A common complication suffered after a traumatic brain injury is post-traumatic epilepsy. Brain injury researchers are hoping that by manipulating aspects of lipid or lipoprotein metabolism in the brain this can be prevented.
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May 2003, "Traumatic brain injury research performed"
According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, an estimated 1.5 million cases of traumatic brain injury occurs in the U.S. every year. This number far exceeds what most people even know about traumatic brain injury. Statistics show that Americans need to become more educated about the incidence of traumatic brain injury, as around 50,000 Americans die every year because of a traumatic brain injury. There are 80,000-90,000 Americans that are left to suffer long-term or permanent disability because of traumatic brain injury.

Many problems can result from suffering a traumatic brain injury depending on what area of the brain sustained the damage. Cognitive, physical, and behavioral changes are often incurred because of a traumatic brain injury that cannot always be treated. Some traumatic brain injury victims will find that they must re-learn how to do things they have been doing practically their entire lives.

Often, a secondary brain injury can be suffered after a traumatic brain injury that doctors have no way of stopping as of yet. There is research performed on traumatic brain injury and researchers and doctors hope to learn more information about traumatic brain injury and how to better treat the injury to minimize its’ effects. Contact us to confer with a traumatic brain injury lawyer.

May 22, 2003, "Bicycles and head and brain injury still high risk"
The use of bicycle helmets has greatly increased in the last decade, but despite this safety precaution head injuries have still increased. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that head injuries have increased 51% in the last decade, so safety experts are continuing to make recommendations on safer bicycle riding.

The higher incidence of suffering head and brain injury may be partially attributed to more aggressive bicycle riding due to increased popularity of mountain biking. In addition, wearing a bicycle helmet may allow more riders to become riskier because of the sense of protection it provides them with.

According to the Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute, experienced riders will crash ever 4,500 miles on average. Seventy five percent of the 800 deaths that occur every year because of bicycle crashes will result in head injuries. There are over 550,000 riders that will visit the emergency room every year with one in eight injuries being a brain injury. Two of every three of the fatalities are because of brain injury.

Wearing a well-fitted helmet will reduce the likelihood of suffering a serious brain injury, but riders of all levels should still take safety measures. Contact us to confer with a traumatic brain injury lawyer.

May 19, 2003, "Traumatic brain injury more common than realized"
One of the most common neurological conditions someone can have is a brain injury that can result in drastic behavioral changes. Depending on the area of the brain the traumatic brain injury occurs at can affect what type of damage is suffered. Traumatic brain injuries occur for a wide range of reasons on a scale much larger than most people ever realize.

Taking as many precautions as possible to reduce risk of suffering a traumatic brain injury can help needless suffering and pain. Serious traumatic brain injury victims often feel they have lost part of themselves and must sometimes relearn how to do things that once came second nature to them. Contact us to confer with a traumatic brain injury lawyer.

October 5, 2001, “Protecting the Brain” Currently, there is no effective drug for the treatment of traumatic brain injury. In the U.S., there are nearly 52,000 deaths and roughly 80,000 cases of severe disability related to traumatic brain injury every year. There are more than 5.3 million people in the U.S. living with disabilities related to traumatic brain injury — numbers far greater than those for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. "Brain injury is not a one-shot deal. The primary injury occurs from the initial hit. Neurochemical injuries can cause secondary damage," said Dr. Ken Strauss of Temple University. The secondary effects of brain injuries, such as swelling and the release of toxic chemicals, can be more damaging than the initial blow, said Dr. Esther Shohami, lead author of the study. Read More…
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February 7, 2000, “Traumatic brain injury strikes every 15 seconds” According to the Brain Injury Association, someone in the United States sustains a traumatic brain injury every 15 seconds. Vehicle crashes, falls and sports injuries are the three leading causes. These injuries can leave victims with temporary or permanent cognitive and emotional problems, including memory loss, speech impairments, fatigue and impulsive behavior. http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/02/07
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April 14, 1999, “CDC report shows prevalence of brain injury”
An estimated 5.3 million Americans, a little more than 2 percent of the U.S. population, currently live with disabilities from traumatic brain injuries, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each year, approximately 80,000 Americans experience the onset of disabilities resulting from brain injuries, the report says. The data released in the CDC study is considered the most complete picture of the impact of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in the United States. http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/
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September 7, 1999, “Brain injuries common in amateur athletes” "Traumatic brain injury is a public-health epidemic," said Kelly, who pointed out that about 300,000 people who participate in amateur sports, including high-school and college athletes, will suffer from traumatic brain injuries this year. The exact number among young athletes is unknown. Overall, 1 million people will suffer traumatic brain injuries this year, leading to more than 50,000 deaths and 70,000 to 90,000 cases of long-term disability, according to the editorial. The number exceeds the newly diagnosed cases of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease combined. http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/
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If you, or someone you know, have suffered any cognitive, physical, and/or emotional symptoms as a result of a traumatic brain injury and would like to know if you are entitled to receiving compensation, please contact us !! A Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer will be in touch with you as soon as possible.

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