Folsom Brain Injury Lawyer

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can devastate your life, resulting in upheaval for your entire family. You might no longer be able to perform the simplest of tasks, which obviously affects your ability to work and provide for your family and your ability to go about your daily activities and enjoy life to the degree that you did before the accident. While some people suffer only short-term effects after a TBI, others take months to recover due to their long-term injuries. In some cases, the victim might never regain the quality of life they enjoyed before the accident.

The last thing you need is additional stress at this difficult time, brought on by an onslaught of paperwork from doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies. You need support, and our Folsom brain injury attorneys can provide you with practical and legal assistance to help you navigate the maze of red tape you are facing. 

We would be happy to provide you with answers to your questions. You can reach us at (916) 921-6400. You can also contact our law firm online to schedule a free initial consultation. In the meantime, review the information below on traumatic brain injuries, which might provide you with further insight and answers about TBIs.

Medical professionals sometimes interchange ‘brain injury’ with ‘head injuries’ or ‘traumatic brain injuries. These occur when an outside force causes some type of trauma, whether mild or severe, to the brain. Closed-head injuries happen after a violent impact directly to the head or the person, while open-head injuries mean that an object, such as a bullet or knife, penetrates the skull. 

A person can suffer a head injury under various conditions, such as a blow to the head, an object penetrating the head, or shaking, especially a baby. While shaking happens most commonly to babies and young children, adults can also be victims of violent shaking.

Head injuries generally occur under these circumstances, although the following list is not exhaustive:

• Auto accidents
• Sports-related injuries
• Physical assaults
• Slip and falls

After a jolt to the head, the person might not realize the seriousness of their injury and might even feel and act fine after an accident. However, symptoms can appear later. The individual might not understand what is wrong, but family members and friends might notice physical or emotional changes over the next few hours or days. A delay in receiving professional treatment can cause further complications, so seek immediate help from a doctor after any type of blow to the head, especially if you notice any of the symptoms listed below.

Even if you did not suffer a direct hit to your head, the significant jarring on the entire body in a vehicular accident can ‘bruise’ your brain due to the sudden changes in vehicle speed. This impact can sometimes result in bleeding in the brain.

Since head injury symptoms might not show up immediately, you should carefully monitor yourself or a loved one after an accident for any signs that might appear. These could include:

• Confusion
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Nausea
• Ringing in the ears
• Vertigo 

More severe symptoms might include:

• Abnormal eye movements
• Blacking out
• Death
• Difficulty with balance or walking
• Difficulty with muscle control
• Headache that won’t go away
• Memory loss
• Mood changes
• Paralysis 
• Severe disorientation
• Seizures
• Struggling to focus, physically or mentally
• Vomiting

For more information about traumatic brain injuries, you may wish to visit these websites:

• American Board of Professional Neuropsychology
• Brain Injury Association of America 
• Brain Injury Survivors' Perspectives
• National Library of Medicine Traumatic Brain Injury Bibliography
• Neuropsychology Central 
• Traumatic Brain Injury Perspectives Network
• The Brain Trauma Foundation 

In this TED Talk video, former professional snowboarder Kevin Pearce shares his story of suffering a traumatic brain injury and explains why no two brain injuries are alike.