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What is a Traumatic Brain Injury?

Traumatic Brain Injury - Basic Definition

 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) refers to damage to the brain that is caused by physical trauma.  Brain damage can occur when there is a blow to the head or violent shaking, resulting in a closed injury, or when something penetrates the head and damages the brain tissue, causing an open head injury. There are a number of other causes, including car and motorcycle accidents, slips and falls, sports injuries, and assault. Brain injuries resulting form near-drowning, strokes, aneurisms and seizures can also occur when a victim experiences air deprivation or certain medical conditions.  These are called Acquired Brain Injuries (ABIs).  The effects of these are similar to or the same as those of TBIs, but the cause is internal, as opposed to an external force to the head.  To learn more about specific causes, please visit the Traumatic Brain Injury Causes page.

Symptoms and Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury

Brain injuries can range in severity from a mild concussion to extreme disability with symptoms presenting accordingly. Symptoms of a mild traumatic brain injury may include headache, dizziness, confusion, blurred vision, and inability to concentrate. A moderate or severe traumatic brain injury can result in serious physical, mental and behavioral impairments. Patients who do not die or become permanently comatose may have long recovery periods and may never recover to their pre-injury state.  For more detailed information, visit the Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury, or Traumatic Brain Injury Symptoms pages.

Finding Help With a Traumatic Brain Injury

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1.7 million people sustain brain injuries every year in the United States. Of those, aproximately 50,000 die and another 80,000 are left permanently disabled. The lifetime cost of care for a TBI victim can be well over a million dollars.

LegalView's personal injury lawyers can help you to overcome the devastating cost of a traumatic brain injury. If you feel that your traumatic brain injury, or that of a loved one, may have been caused by the negligence of another person, company, or entity, please contact a personal injury attorney now using the contact form provided.  LegalView will put you in contact with an experienced brain injury lawyer.


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