North Highlands Brain Injury Lawyer

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Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), or head injuries, often occur due to severe accidents and are particularly frequent in car accidents. Vehicle collisions often involve significant forces that jostle the head and neck, resulting in concussions, minor TBIs, and severe head trauma. These injuries are not visible to the eye but can leave the injured person and their families with long-term effects.

If you or a family member has suffered serious head injuries in a preventable accident in North Highlands, call our legal experts at (916) 921-6400 for a free, no-obligation consultation.

Common Symptoms of TBIs

People with brain injuries may suffer permanent and long-term symptoms that include:

  • Headaches
  • Short- and long-term memory loss
  • Irritability
  • Mood swings
  • Loss of cognitive functions

People may not always be aware that the symptoms they are experiencing are connected to a TBI. It is often the injured person's family and friends first realize that something is significantly wrong.

Traumatic brain injuries often require extremely long recovery times and countless visits to doctors and specialists. Medical procedures, surgery, therapy, and much more may be incorporated into the treatment plan for recovery. This type of injury can pile up the medical bills phenomenally. The injured person's quality of life is typically diminished tremendously, resulting in severe emotional distress, let alone the pain and suffering involved.

Common Causes of Brain Injuries

A large number of brain injuries result from negligence that causes an accident to occur. Just about any type of accident can result in a TBI. Common accidents that can cause brain injuries include:

Common Types of Brain Injuries

TBIs typically range in severity. Some are considered mild, such as concussions. In contrast, others are considered severe when permanent brain damage occurs and leads to the person losing cognitive abilities that last their entire lifetime, or that may even result in wrongful death.

Some of the more common types of brain injuries include:

  • Contusion
  • Concussion
  • Migraines
  • Lack of oxygen to the brain
  • Fractured skull
  • Dizziness and vertigo
  • Brain bleed
  • Loss of memory
  • Loss of cognitive abilities
  • Impaired or diminished sensation

The video below discusses a traumatic brain injury.

Choosing an Experienced Injury Attorney for Your Case

If you or someone you love has suffered a brain injury resulting from someone else's negligence, choosing an experienced brain injury attorney to handle your case is vital. The difference between a new brain injury attorney and a seasoned brain injury attorney could cost you hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars.

We are proud members of the Brain Injury Association of America. We exclusively handle and focus on serious personal injury cases. We understand how to evaluate, prove, and win brain injury cases.

We will not claim to be "the best" personal injury attorney, but we advise you to review our past clients' reviews on Yelp, Avvo, and Google before choosing an attorney to handle your brain injury case. We recommend you do the same for any other attorney and compare the personal injury attorneys you are considering for yourself.

In our nearly 40 years of practicing personal injury law, traumatic brain injuries are among the most serious and devastating. A traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is loosely and generally defined by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) as: "when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain." However, we know that description does not give any justice to the life changes a TBI victim goes through, nor does it allude to the pain and suffering a victim endures.

North Highlands Brain Injury FAQ

How is brain injury severity determined?

A brain injury is rated as mild, moderate, and severe. The Glasgow Coma Scale is used to rate the severity of a brain injury and determine how the person responds to behavioral measures. After the injury, the scale is used at different stages to determine the prognosis. The full effects of the injury are not fully understood until after the person receives full medical treatment and has entered the recovery phase.


Can someone with a brain injury recover?

Yes, a brain-injured person can recover, but the recovery depends on several factors, such as where in the brain the damage occurred, the severity of the injury and the types of assistive programs. Rehab and recovery programs focused on peer support offer the best opportunities for favorable recovery.


Contact Our Brain Injury Lawyers in North Highlands, CA

Brain injury cases are no joke. You need someone highly experienced in specifically handling brain injury cases in California. Call our experienced North Highlands brain injury lawyers today at (916) 921-6400 or (800) 404-5400 for free and friendly advice to discuss your legal options. See our verdicts and settlements

Editor’s Note: updated [cha 9.28.23] Photo by Pixabay [cs 817]

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