TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Traumatic brain injury or “TBI” (also concussion or concussive injury) is becoming more and more common as medicine catches up to real life. These are injuries caused by a blow to the head or by pressure from an explosion or similar cause. 

We now know that such injury is much more common than was recognized even a few years ago. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) about 190 Americans died from TBI related injury each day in 2021. 

TBI injuries can be caused by the obvious means: car wrecks, job injuries, falls, and explosions, but also from more common activities such as contact sports. 

Not all TBIs result in loss of consciousness. Signs of TBI include the following:

• Behavior or mood changes.
• Confusion or memory problems.
• Convulsions or seizures.
• Dilated pupils or blurred vision.
• Dizziness, fainting or fatigue.
• Headaches.
• Nausea and vomiting.
• Restlessness or agitation.
• Sensitivity to light and smell.
• Sleeping too much or too little.
• Slurred speech.

Infants and children with TBIs may also:

• Be inconsolable, crying nonstop.
• Refuse to eat, drink or breastfeed.

TBIS are rated from mild to severe and from uncomplicated (don’t show up on scans) to complicated (scans show changes such as bleeding) and can be open (penetrating injury such as from a bullet or a knife) or closed (no skull penetration).

Damages for TBI are similar for other bodily injury claims:

• Past and future pain and suffering
• Past and future loss of income
• Past and future medical costs
• Physical disability or disfigurement
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Scar revision surgery
• Costs to repair your damaged car
• Lost household or other “services”
• Wrongful death damages (see wrongful death section on Homepage)
• Punitive damages

Call today for a free consultation with an attorney experienced in handling TBI claims.