Kansas City Brain Injury Lawyers
Harmed by a Traumatic Brain Injury?
Your body has a number of built-in protection mechanisms that work to minimize the amount of damage to the body. One of these is your skull. The skull houses and protects the brain from unexpected trauma. Nearly two million people every year fall victim to a head injury, making it so that many people will experience some kind of head injury during their lifetime. However, over 500,000 head injuries are so severe that they require immediate hospitalization.
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The Most Common Symptoms of Brain Injuries
There are two main kinds of traumatic brain injury that leads to the harm of the scalp, skull, or brain. Closed head injuries occur when an object strikes the head with any amount of blunt force. Penetrating head injuries are when an object traveling at a high speed breaks through the protective skull and injures the soft brain tissue below. Either form of brain injury has the capacity to result in long-term, prolonged, or even permanent brain damage.
Symptoms associated with traumatic brain injury may occur immediately or in time:
- Paralysis
- Coma
- Seizures
- Hearing loss
- Vision loss
- Personality changes
- Loss of taste
- Loss of smell
- Learning defects
- Cognitive defects
If you suspect a brain injury, getting immediate medical attention is important. Signs such as increased sleepiness, confusion, loss of consciousness, convulsions, headache, or slurred speech can indicate a serious brain injury needing care right away. A full neurological evaluation, including CT scans and MRIs can be effective in diagnosing the extent of a brain injury.
Pursue Compensation with Our Firm
Some of the most common causes of brain injuries is involvement in car accident, falls, sports injuries, and violent crimes. In nearly every case of traumatic brain injury, it is the truth that something else caused the injury and the accident simply did not occur out of nowhere. Accidents are oftentimes the result of another person’s negligence. You deserve to be compensated for your suffering, medical and hospital expenses, lost wages, and any future rehabilitation you may need. At DiPasquale Moore, we understand the sensitive nature of traumatic brain injury and the serious need to obtain the maximum compensation for these catastrophic injuries. Brain injuries can manifest differently in different people, and it is important to consider the ways that any person can be affected and be sure to take care of their needs for years to come.
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