Brain Injuries

Acquired brain injuries (or ABIs) occur due to damage to the brain. ABIs can occur at any time during someone’s life. It’s difficult to predict how an ABI may eventually impact someone, but, these injuries do have the potential to cause a variety of different mental, emotional, and physical problems. Acquired brain injuries are not […]

Until the media began discussing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) a few years ago, you probably did not know that concussions were so common. Even with the high-profile publicity, you still might not have realized that a concussion is a “mild” traumatic brain injury (mTBI). This often missing but critical piece of information changes how people

Concussions happen frequently, and they have many causes. Concussions are also becoming more common in children. In one decade, the number of children who suffered traumatic brain injuries, like concussions, increased 57 percent. This fact causes concern for parents of young children, especially those who are involved in accidents, as children’s brains are still developing,

Injuries happen in many ways. Any injury you suffer should make you pause to ensure that your body is healthy and well. Sometimes, your injuries may prove so severe that you need medical attention. Concussions are one such type of injury. A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury, or TBI. People hear about

When individuals suffer serious injuries, they deserve to feel safe—financially, physically, and legally. Every state in America has laws in place that allow people to pursue justice after they were hurt because of someone else’s negligence or recklessness. So, if you’ve experienced a brainstem injury, you may have several legal paths forward. Many brainstem injury

There’s no easy way to answer a question about how long concussion symptoms will last. The initial signs of a concussion may occur close-in-time to the concussion itself and disappear soon after or linger for days, months, or even years. Injury severity is one of many factors that can influence how long symptoms will last.

Some people believe that participants in contact sports assume the risk of injury. And it is fair to assume that players might get a small cut or bruise during a game. But what about something much more serious, like a concussion? Just because a person plays football or a similar sport does not mean they’re

Table of Contents   The dark side of contact sports is exemplified by CTE, short for chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Numerous sports superstars and everyday people alike who’ve participated in contact sports suffer from CTE. This tragic brain disease is what happens if you play sports with a concussion. Sustaining successive brain injuries throughout the course