Head & Brain Injuries

• What is traumatic brain injury?

  Michael Roberts | April 18, 2008 12:39 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

   A brain injury suffered in an accident may lead to devastating and disastrous consequences for an injured person and his or her family. Often, the true effects of a brain injury might not be...

• Attorneys Fight "Fake Bad Scale"

  Frank Bailey | April 15, 2008 12:35 PM | 0 CommentsLittle Rock, AR

  So the insurance company said you were faking your injuries. There’s a new test defense lawyers are trying to use to show people with legitimate injuries are faking. It’s called the “fake bad...

• When Will the Administration Honor the Wounded Vets?

  Michael Phelan | March 24, 2008 3:43 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  A recent hearing before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee highlighted the bureaucratic hell wounded war veterans are facing when they return home from Iraq. The mountains of Department of Veterans' Affairs paperwork and red tape encountered by veterans seeking medical care is especially problematic for those with traumatic brain injuries. Sadly, brain damage from improvised explosive...

• Brain Injury Awareness Month

  Chrissie Cole | March 11, 2008 1:27 AM | 0 CommentsRockford & Moline, IL

  Each year approximately 300,000 people suffer from some type of head or brain injury. In many cases, they require months, sometimes years of intense therapy.The state of Illinois is helping veterans who suffer with brain injuries. The program is called the Illinois Warrior Assistance Program.Nearly ten to twenty percent of redeploying military personnel display symptoms of mild traumatic brain...

• Issues With Traumatic Brain Injuries

  Joseph Bernardo | March 07, 2008 10:21 AM | 0 CommentsFt. Myers, FL

  Traumatic Brain Injury, now frequently referred to as Post Concussive Syndrome can be a devastating injury yetcan be overlooked by health care providers and family members alike. After the initial traumatic event to the head and brain has been dealt with by health care providers, family members provide the after care. They are untrainedin recognizing or responding to the symptoms presented by...

• Fake Bad Scale: Weapon of Defense Neuropsychologists

  Michael Phelan | March 05, 2008 4:50 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  The Fake Bad Scale (FBS) is a bogus test created by Paul Lees-Haley to wrongly label personal injury claimants as "fakers." The FBS is junk science and should not be allowed in a court of law. Indeed, it violates the province of the jury by attempting to divine the credibility of witnesses. No test can act as a lie detector, which is how forensic defense neuropsychologists are trying to use...

• Slips on Ice Can Lead to Brain Injury

  Shannon Weidemann | February 28, 2008 9:27 AM | 0 CommentsDavenport, IA

  With winter in full swing in Iowa, snow and icy conditions have lead to an increase in injuries from falls. Emergency rooms are treating more cases than they did last year. Falling and hitting your head puts you at risk of a traumatic brain injury. According to a Feb. 5 press release posted on the Iowa Department of Public Health Web site, now Iowans, and especially older Iowans, are most...

• New Jersey Appellate Court Rules 911 Operator Not Immune From Liability For Botched Call

  Mike Ferrara | February 19, 2008 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  A three judge panel of the Superior Court of New Jersey's Appellate Division ruled today that a 911 operator and her employer are not immune from liability. Today's unamious rullng reversed the decision of trial court judge Charles Little who found in favor of the 911 operator Marie Cuparo and her employer, the City of Camden (N.J.). In this case, a call came in to the 911 operator for the...

• Brain Injury-What Are the Symptoms?

  Michael Phelan | February 14, 2008 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  The American Academy of Neurology has expanded the definition of the acute or immediate signs of concussion. Symptoms of brain injury can be mild to severe with some symptoms showing up immediately and others not appearing until several days or weeks after the injury. The AAN categorizes the signs of concussion as follows:Immediate Signs of Concussion(Seen within seconds/minutes):* Any loss of...

• Justice Dep't Fights to Deny Mental Health Care to Vets

  Michael Phelan | February 09, 2008 5:07 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  No matter how politicians view the war in Iraq, they all say publically that they support the troops. The signature injury of this war, brain damage, results in a host of symptoms including depression, suicidal ideation, and post traumatic stress. In opposing a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the government of illegally denying mental health treatment to troops returning from Iraq and...