TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury

Every year more a million and a half U.S. citizens suffer a traumatic brain injury, or TBI. More than 50,000 of those with TBI will die. The yearly cost of these injuries is about $30 billion.

TBI is the result of an any external force severe enough to cause damage to the brain. These forces include motor vehicle accidents, criminal acts of violence or sports injuries.

TBI can be specific to one area of the brain, also called focal, or it can involve more than one area of the brain, which is termed diffuse. TBI can result from a closed head injury or from a penetrating head trauma, such as a gun shot wound.

If the head violently hits an object the resulting TBI is usually a closed head injury. When an object, such as a bullet, pierces the skull and damages the brain, it is classified as a penetrating head injury.

Depending on the amount of damage to the brain, symptoms of TBI are classified as mild, moderate or severe. Someone with mild TBI may or may not lose consciousness for a very short time, usually seconds, suffer a headache, be confused, lightheaded or dizzy, among other symptoms.

Someone with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury may have these symptoms along with a worsening headache, vomiting, nausea, convulsions, seizures, be unable to be awakened from sleep, have slurred speech and weakness or numbness in the arms or legs.

If you or a loved one has suffered a TBI through the negligence or carelessness of others, you may be entitled to compensation.

The assistance of an experienced TBI lawyer can help you find the answers you need and get the compensation you deserve. The filing of a lawsuit may help you recover financial damages to help you with the continuing medical bills and compensate you for your physical and mental suffering. Don't risk your health and peace of mind.