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Following a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, the injured person can experience a variety of psychological effects, including change of personality, loss of impulse control, decreased judgment and depression. The depression may be a result of the brain injury, or it can be a reaction to other symptoms. Other effects can include speech and communication difficulties, memory loss, a feeling of disorientation, anger and lack of perception.
Victims of TBI often have difficulties adjusting to these changes during their recovery. What used to come naturally to them might now be a struggle. The recovery process can be exhausting—not only physically, but emotionally, as well.
If you, or someone you love, have been diagnosed with a TBI, physicians and psychologists who specialize in brain injury cases are best able to help you make the fullest possible recovery. If the TBI is a result of an accident that was not your fault, we encourage you to call or email us at the Law Offices of Michael L. Neff right away. We can help you get the help you need.
Victims of TBI often have difficulties adjusting to these changes during their recovery. What used to come naturally to them might now be a struggle. The recovery process can be exhausting—not only physically, but emotionally, as well.
If you, or someone you love, have been diagnosed with a TBI, physicians and psychologists who specialize in brain injury cases are best able to help you make the fullest possible recovery. If the TBI is a result of an accident that was not your fault, we encourage you to call or email us at the Law Offices of Michael L. Neff right away. We can help you get the help you need.
Labels: accident, brain injury, depression, memory loss, TBI
Each year, it’s estimated that over 1.5 million people in our country sustain traumatic brain injury, or TBI. As a result of their injuries, 50,000 people die, 230,000 people are hospitalized and survive, and an estimated 80,000-90,000 people experience the onset of long-term disability.*
Even so, rates of hospitalization related to TBI have declined by approximately half in the last two decades. Why? According to Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: A Public Health Perspective, this can be partially attributed to successful injury prevention, but also to changes in hospital admission practices that now move patients with less severe TBI to outpatient settings.
The magnitude of this kind of injury in our country, according to the authors of this article, makes it necessary for us to have even more public health measures for prevention, and to improve the consequences for victims. The authors ask for reliable data on injury causes and risk factors, the identification of trends in TBI, and prevention strategies for populations at greatest risk. This kind of focus, say the authors, can help states and communities design and implement cost-effective programs for TBI patients and their families.
*Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, December 1999; Thurman, David J. MD, Alverson, Clinton MS, Dunn, Kathleen A. MD, Guerrero, Janet MS, Sniezek, Joseph E. MD; Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Even so, rates of hospitalization related to TBI have declined by approximately half in the last two decades. Why? According to Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: A Public Health Perspective, this can be partially attributed to successful injury prevention, but also to changes in hospital admission practices that now move patients with less severe TBI to outpatient settings.
The magnitude of this kind of injury in our country, according to the authors of this article, makes it necessary for us to have even more public health measures for prevention, and to improve the consequences for victims. The authors ask for reliable data on injury causes and risk factors, the identification of trends in TBI, and prevention strategies for populations at greatest risk. This kind of focus, say the authors, can help states and communities design and implement cost-effective programs for TBI patients and their families.
*Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, December 1999; Thurman, David J. MD, Alverson, Clinton MS, Dunn, Kathleen A. MD, Guerrero, Janet MS, Sniezek, Joseph E. MD; Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Labels: TBI, traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a major cause of death in the United States. According to Atlanta’s own Centers for Disease Control, these injuries are associated with over a million emergency department visits, 235,000 hospitalizations, and 50,000 deaths.
According to further data compiled by the CDC, rates for traumatic brain injury are higher among males, and highest among people over 75 years of age. The two leading causes for these injuries are unintentional motor-vehicle traffic incidents and unintentional falls. Assaults are the third leading cause of TBI.
What is of most concern to us at the Law Offices of Michael L. Neff is this finding: most patients (almost 65 percent) who were hospitalized with a TBI-related diagnosis were discharged home with no or unskilled assistance (approximately seven percent of these patients died while hospitalized). Is it because of economic concerns or is it because frequently TBI is not diagnosed at the Emergency Room?
If you or someone you love has suffered this kind of injury through no fault of your own, it’s so important to seek the services of a competent personal injury lawyer. You deserve all the help you need to attempt to recover as much as possible.
For more information on traumatic brain injuries, click here.
For information on how we can help, Call or email us now.
According to further data compiled by the CDC, rates for traumatic brain injury are higher among males, and highest among people over 75 years of age. The two leading causes for these injuries are unintentional motor-vehicle traffic incidents and unintentional falls. Assaults are the third leading cause of TBI.
What is of most concern to us at the Law Offices of Michael L. Neff is this finding: most patients (almost 65 percent) who were hospitalized with a TBI-related diagnosis were discharged home with no or unskilled assistance (approximately seven percent of these patients died while hospitalized). Is it because of economic concerns or is it because frequently TBI is not diagnosed at the Emergency Room?
If you or someone you love has suffered this kind of injury through no fault of your own, it’s so important to seek the services of a competent personal injury lawyer. You deserve all the help you need to attempt to recover as much as possible.
For more information on traumatic brain injuries, click here.
For information on how we can help, Call or email us now.
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