Head & Brain Injuries

• Research Shows Head Injuries can Impair Sleep

  Christina Cole | April 07, 2007 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A new research study shows, people that have suffered mild head injuries are more likely to have problems sleeping and getting a good nights rest.The study found 40 to 65 percent of patients with a mild brain injury complained of insomnia. The lack of sleep can increase other symptoms of the head injury such as headaches, cognitive skills and emotional problems.Researches say, a head injury can...

• Brain Injury Sidelines Aspiring Newscaster:

  IB Contributor | March 31, 2007 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Twenty-four year old aspiring newscaster Brian Kelly hobnobbed with the likes of former President Bill Clinton, and reporters for such shows as Good Morning America and NBC Nightly News before his car collided with a 35-foot-long bookmobile back in Chicago in 2001, causing severe and traumatic brain injuries. The collision nearly took Brian's life. He was given last rites four times. ...

• Why wear a bicycle helmet....?

  IB Contributor | March 30, 2007 7:35 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  The doctor who became the patient.Claudia Osborn had been practicing medicine as an osteopathic doctor for about two years when she made a big mistake. Claudia was on her bicycle, enjoying a summer ride, when a young man lost control of his car-hitting Claudia and sending her flying over the hood of his car. Claudia was not wearing her helmet! As a result of her bicycle accident, Claudia...

• Quarrel Between Two Drivers Ends in Accident

  Christina Cole | March 28, 2007 7:29 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A man suffered serious injury in a car accident on Wednesday after losing control of his car during what police say was a quarrel with another driver. The 20-year-old man was driving a Chevy north on Interstate 15 when he got into an argument with the driver of a Jeep Cherokee, said police.Both drivers exited the freeway and drove onto Poway Road heading east. The man in the Chevy flashed his...

• Traumatic Brain Injury Steals a Life

  IB Contributor | March 08, 2007 10:52 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Motorcycle vs. truck accident results in catastrophic loss.Todd Richardson, a 38 year-old father of 5 young children, was on his motorcycle and on his way to buy a part for his boat. Todd planned to take his family to Lake Powell, Utah. When Todd waved goodbye to his family he didn't know it would be three months before he would return home to a very different life than he had when he waved...

• Woman Suffers Head Injury after Jumping from SUV

  Christina Cole | March 08, 2007 7:07 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  San Diego Police say, a 39-year-old woman suffered from a critical head injury after jumping out of a moving vehicle.The woman was supposedly having a dispute with the driver before she jumped from the SUV. She struck her head on the pavement and was transported to the hospital in critical condition.The driver has not been arrested. Domestic violence detectives conducted the investigation...

• Can The Brain Rewire Itself After a Traumatic Injury?

  IB Contributor | February 28, 2007 1:27 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Good news after twenty years!Most mothers are not surprised when they get a phone call from their daughter, but when Betsy Scantlin got a call from her daughter Sarah Scantlin she was stunned, because Sarah had been basically unconscious for twenty years after having been hit by a drunk driver. The doctors told Sara's dad, James Scantlin, "The brain injury is so severe that the daughter you had...

• Pilot of Small Plane Suffers Head Injury

  Christina Cole | February 18, 2007 6:16 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A pilot suffered a head injury when a private plane collided into a parked plane during take off at the Compton/Woodley Airport.Just before 2pm, fire crews were called to the scene. The pilot lost control of the aircraft when attempting to take off. The plane clipped the tail of a parked Piper before tipping over. At this time it is unknown how serious the Pilot's head injuries are. The...

• Fibromyalgia

  Laura Mackie | January 29, 2007 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA

  If you are representing a client who is diagnosed with Fibromyalgia you may encounter stiff resistance from opposing counsel on nearly every issue associated with your client's claims of pain, suffering and residuals. Why should this be the case? Simply stated, because historically, persons suffering from Fibromyalgia were thought to be imagining their symptoms. The attitude of "it's all in...

• Head Injury may be to Blame for Criminal Behavior

  Christina Cole | January 23, 2007 11:29 PM | 1 CommentLong Beach, CA

  A man accused of having involvement in a gruesome murder on Fort Ord in 2004 might not have been aware of his actions due to a head injury he sustained the day before, said a neurologist.Dr. Arthur Kowell testified that there was indeed a high probability that a skull fracture that Allen Dalton had suffered in a pistol-whipping on April 15th had left him with a severe concussion or brain...