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The brain is the control center for the body and the center of our thought processes, mood, and personality. It’s also a highly sensitive organ containing millions of delicate nerve cells responsible for conveying messages back and forth down the spinal cord to the body. Despite the cushioning layer of fluid and protective bony skull, the brain can suffer serious injury from a strong blow or a powerful shake or jar. When the brain bumps or twists against the inside of the skull, a number of different injuries can occur, such as bleeding, bruising, swelling, or the tearing of tiny nerve endings.
When a brain injury is severe, the symptoms are immediately apparent, often causing loss of consciousness, coma, or death. However, other brain injuries may develop more slowly when bleeding or inflammation builds inside the brain and causes damage. Because a brain injury victim may not know they are injured right after an accident, it’s essential for the injury victim and their loved ones to know the signs and symptoms of a traumatic brain injury.
Brain injuries can occur from medical conditions such as a stroke or aneurysm, but when they occur due to trauma such as a car accident, contact sports injury, fall, or acts of violence, they are “traumatic brain injuries.” Common signs of a traumatic brain injury include the following:
After a serious accident or injury involving a blow to the head, it’s crucial to undergo a complete neurological evaluation. Prompt treatment of a traumatic brain injury helps
minimize damage by relieving pressure and swelling.
Brain injuries are always serious. Even the most mild brain injury, like a slight concussion, can cause long-term effects, including an increased likelihood of a second concussion. Repeat concussions can cause a form of dementia later in life. More immediately serious traumatic brain injuries can cause permanent impairment or death. Types of traumatic brain injuries include the following:
A person exhibiting any of the signs and symptoms of a brain injury should receive immediate medical care.
Brain injuries are painful and frightening. When someone else’s negligent, reckless, or wrongful actions caused the injury, it’s even more traumatic for the victim and their families. The care required for a brain injury victim is expensive and sometimes it’s required for the long term. If you or a loved one were injured through no fault of your own, you shouldn’t be left responsible for damages like medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering. Call the experienced personal injury lawyers in New Haven at the law firm of Weber & Rubano so we can take prompt action on your injury claim.