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Out of 1.4 million people, 280,000 people in the United States will receive a traumatic brain injury from a car accident every year. These injuries can range anywhere from mild to severe and immediate medical attention is the best way to catch them before they become a serious problem. Whiplash is one of the most …
When students play sports in high school, they have an increased risk of receiving a brain injury. This is why you must always be aware of your child’s legal options if one of these life-changing injuries happens to them. The most common cause of brain injury in high school students is a concussion, which can …
When you are involved in an accident, many things might happen. You may receive injuries that cause you long-term pain or even keep you from completing the work that you set out to. In these cases, you may be able to receive compensation for your claim. Traumatic brain injuries, also known as TBI, are one …
You may have heard of something known as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), which can be extremely serious depending on the circumstances of an accident. Unfortunately, TBIs are all too common in incidents where auto collisions occur. You may not be sure where to turn after a collision occurs and you or a loved one has …
What are the numbers for traumatic brain injury? They may just surprise you. For instance, you may be surprised to know that there are 1.4 million annual brain injuries in the United States among all age groups. There are about 50,000 fatalities stemming from these accidents and another 250,000 hospitalizations. If you have children or …
Each year, there are 2 million Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI). These TBIs are a major cause of death and disability in the United States and actually contribute to about 30% of all injury deaths. These injuries could be caused by bumps, blows, or jolts to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the …
Did you know that damage to the brain might not show up with even the most relevant of testing procedures? An MRI, CAT, or EEG may not show brain damage due to the fact that these tests reveal structural damage. Dr. Strich (1956) and Dr. Oppenheimer (1968) were two of the first doctors to really …
Brain injuries contribute to approximately 30 percent of all injury-related deaths in the U.S., and they accounted for more than 50,000 deaths in the year 2010 alone. Approximately 2.5 million Americans suffered some sort of traumatic brain injury in 2010, ranging from concussions to severe brain trauma, according to the Centers for Disease Control and …
In response to a class-action head injury lawsuit, the National Collegiate Athletic Association has created a $70 million fund to help diagnose brain trauma in current and former college athletes. What’s more, the NCAA agreed to put in place a uniform return-to-play policy. This forthcoming policy will determine how each and every NCAA school must …
By Michael Maggiano, Esq. In the simplest form and its most complex form, behavior is the response of an organism to a stimulus. Behavior is thus dependent upon two things: the ability to perceive a stimulus and the ability to respond to a stimulus. What distinguishes us from the single-celled amoeba, is the complexity of …
