Traumatic brain injuries affect the whole family | Southern California brain injury lawyers

When a victim of a traumatic brain injury returns home, it affects the whole family. Learn the important questions to ask the doctors to ensure that the transition back home after a TBI is a smooth one.

January 14, 2011  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury After a Los Angeles Accident

After a car accident, fall, sports injury, work-related accident, or another type of incident causing injury, symptoms of internal head injuries may arise, although they may not be apparent immediately.  Accidents involving blunt force or trauma to the head can result in traumatic brain injury, which may cause significant brain damage and life-altering consequences, especially [...]

September 20, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Car & Truck Accidents & TBI, Falls & TBI, Sports & TBI, Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury, Work-Related Accidents & TBI  No Comments

Traumatic Brain Injury is a Chronic Disease, Say Researchers | Los Angeles Brain Injury Attorneys

Traumatic brain injury should be reclassified as a chronic disease, according to researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (reports the Eureka Alert news source).  Currently, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is viewed and treated as a singular event by numerous health care providers and insurance companies.  In a recent study, however, the [...]

August 31, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Brain Injury News & Medical Research  No Comments

Over $3.1 Million Awarded in CA Brain Injury Case From Morphine Overdose at Nursing Home

A California woman has been awarded $3.1 million in connection with the brain damage she suffered when given a morphine overdose at a Santa Ana nursing home, according to the Orange County Register.  The online news source reports that Long Beach resident Barbara Lefforge, 57, was at the facility only 5 and one-half hours when [...]

August 30, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury  No Comments

California Bounce Houses May Pose Risk of Brain Damage Through Lead Exposure

Bounce houses in California may have lead amounts up to 70 times greater than the amount federal law allows, according to the KPHO news source.  The California Attorney General and the Center for Environmental Health filed lawsuits Wednesday, August 11, against certain companies that provide bounce houses to private rental companies and party rental businesses, [...]

August 13, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Children & TBI, Types of Brain Injury  No Comments

Long-Term Effects of Childhood Brain Injuries & Symptoms of Post-Concussion Syndrome

Several studies exist on the subject of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the acute symptoms of TBI, but less research has been done on the long-term effects of childhood brain injuries.  According to Live Strong, however, one of the long-term effects of child traumatic brain injury that can occur is post-concussion syndrome (also called post-concussive [...]

August 13, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Brain Injury News & Medical Research, Children & TBI, Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury  No Comments

Los Angeles Brain Injuries: Birth Injuries & Cerebral Palsy

Although many types of brain injury result from auto accidents, falls, and other accidents involving an impact to the head, some forms of brain injury result from medical malpractice.  One of the more common brain injuries that occurs at birth, during pregnancy, or within a child’s first three years is cerebral palsy, which can result [...]

July 30, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Children & TBI, Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury, Types of Brain Injury  No Comments

Drunk Driver Sentenced 10 Years for Causing California Pedestrian’s Brain Injuries

The 47-year-old drunk driver who seriously injured a pedestrian in a 2008 vehicle-pedestrian accident has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to the Mercury News website.  The pedestrian, a 39-year-old woman from Walnut Creek, was walking in a crosswalk at dusk when the female driver’s sedan struck her, causing brain injuries to the [...]

July 29, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Incidents of Traumatic Brain Injury, Pedestrian, Bicycle, & Motorcycle Accidents & TBI  No Comments

Symptoms of Head Injuries That May Indicate Brain Injuries | Los Angeles Lawyers

Although the signs or symptoms of California head injuries vary depending on the point of impact, the type of accident or injury, and the severity of the injury, some of the more common symptoms of head injuries that may indicate a serious brain injury are the following:

headaches (either lasting four hours or more after the [...]

July 29, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury  No Comments

Backless Booster Seats Increase Risk of Child Brain Injuries | California Brain Injury Lawyers

Backless booster seats significantly increase the risk of child brain injuries from auto accidents, according to a new study involving a crash test dummy and various booster seats (reports The Med Guru news website).  In the study, researchers found that backless booster seats provide little protection for young children in side-impact collisions, since young kids [...]

June 29, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Brain Injury News & Medical Research, Car & Truck Accidents & TBI, Children & TBI  One Comment