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Brain Injury Lawyer

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain, and is a subset of "head injury". Not all head injuries result in a TBI. Sometimes "head injury" and "brain injury" are used incorrectly and interchangeably. Traumatic brain injuries occur as a result of external injuries (ie: car crash, head trauma) while anoxic brain injuries are internal (ie: stroke).

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Most brain injuries are the result of :
  * Bruising
  * Bleeding
  * Twisting  tearing of brain tissue

Brain injuries are classified as minor, moderate or severe. Many minor brain injuries are not properly diagnosed but can nevertheless have serious consequences for the accident victim. A minor brain injury can occur during a shaking of the brain as may occur during a whiplash type injury or where there is short period of loss of consciousness, altered state of consciousness or loss of memory of the events immediately preceeding and following the accident. Many people will confuse a period of loss of consciousness with a period of loss of memory.

An injury to the brain  as the result of a car accident will often result in catastrophic impairment of the victim. It is important to find out what Glascow Coma Score was given by paramedics at the accident scene and by hospital personnel upon arrival at the hospital. A Glascow Coma Score of 9 or less will result in the motor vehicle accident victim being deemed to be catastrophically impaired resulting in significantly enhanced Statutory Accident Benefits being made available for the care of the accident victim.

 Damage may occur at the time of injury, or develop later as a result of swelling or bleeding within the head or other medical complications of the injury. Survivors may have more than one type of injury.

Injured survivors of traumatic brain injury manifest post-concussion syndrome. Symptoms include:

    * Headaches
    * Dizziness
    * Reduced coordination
    * Memory losses
    * Concentration problems
    * Perception/sequencing difficulties
    * Impaired judgment skills
    * Impaired communication skills
    * Fatigue
    * Depression
    * Anxiety
    * Sexual dysfunction
    * Depressed motivation
    * Slowed thinking
 
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What is a Spinal Cord Injury ?

A Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is typically defined as damage or trauma to the spinal cord that in turn results in a loss or impaired function resulting in reduced mobility or feeling.

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Typical common causes of damage to the spinal cord are;

Trauma
* car/motorcycle accident
* gunshot,
* falls,
* sports injuries

Disease
* Transverse Myelitis
*  Polio
*  Spina Bifida
*  Friedreich’s Ataxia, etc.).

 The resulting damage to the spinal cord is known as a lesion, and the paralysis is known as Quadriplegia or Quadraplegia / Tetraplegia if the injury is in the Cervical (neck) region, or as Paraplegia if the injury is in the Thoracic, Lumbar or Sacral region.

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