Head & Brain Injuries

• Bike Helmets Prevent Child Brain Injuries

  Larry Buckfire | May 02, 2007 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Now that the warm weather has finally arrived, it is great to see kids in the neighborhood playing in the yards and riding their bicycles. I am surprised at the number of children that I see still not wearing bike helmets. The Bike Helmet Safety Institute reports that 67,000 people in the United States suffer head injuries from bike injuries every year and 27,000 need to be hospitalized for...

• Car Accident Brain Injury Survivor Graduates

  Larry Buckfire | April 30, 2007 11:38 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A great story appeared today in the Ann Arbor News about a car accident brain injury survivor who is graduating college with honors. Jeanearre Hall was on her way to Ypsilanti High School in her senior year in January 2001 when she lost control of her car on a patch of black ice, eventually ending up in an intersection where her car was struck by oncoming traffic. She remained in a coma for two...

• Lead Poisoning Verdict for Brain Damaged Child

  Larry Buckfire | April 28, 2007 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A jury in New York awarded a 12 year old girl $3.5 million for brain damage injuries suffered due to lead paint poisoning in her rented apartment. As an infant, she was exposed to lead paint hazards in her apartment. The landlord failed to make timely repairs and she suffered from a continuing exposure. The girl suffered cognitive and behavioral problems from the lead poisoning. My firm...

• Traumatic Brain Injury Takes Toll on the Victim and the Family

  Jack Landskroner | April 23, 2007 4:39 PM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH

  Traumatic brain injuries take a toll not only on the injured victim but also on the family and care-givers. When a person is injured in a car accident, a fall, a workplace injury or otherwise and experiences a closed head injury and/or brain damage, the recovery is slow and often incomplete. While the patient struggles to adapt, so too do those around the injured person. Uncontrolled...

• Slip, Trip, and Fall Traps

  Ken Margolin | April 19, 2007 1:15 PM | 0 CommentsBoston, MA

  Very serious injuries can result from incidents of slipping, tripping, or falling down. A fall can end careers, from such injuries as broken bones, traumatic brain injury, spine injuries, and others. But winning a fall down case in Massachusetts, is quite difficult. A number of legal theories stand in the way of success for even a severely injured plaintiff. If the incident occurred on a...

• Concussions and Brain Injuries

  Larry Buckfire | April 15, 2007 4:56 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  An interesting article appeared in an Indiana newspaper regarding concussions and brain injuries. Many concussion victims can expect to have headache and nausea and may feel dizzy right after their head injury. Other symptoms include ringing in the ears, neck pain, and feeling anxious, upset, irritable, depressed or tired. The person who has had a concussion may also have problems...

• U.S. Soldiers and Traumatic Brain Injuries

  Larry Buckfire | April 10, 2007 9:24 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  I read an alarming report today regarding the high number of traumatic brain injuries suffered by our war veterans in Iraq. In fact, brain injuries might be the "signature injury" of this war. Fort Carson has found that 178 of every 1,000 soldiers (a whopping 17%) returning to the post from the Middle East suffered from at least a mild form of traumatic brain injury. These injuries come...

• Arizonans Face Big Brain Injury Risks

  Christina Cole | April 07, 2007 10:07 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ

  Arizonans suffer the highest rate of traumatic brain injuries of states that were surveyed. These brain injuries are resulting in lasting physical and/or mental impairment, most commonly by car accidents and physical assaults.What is most tragic - is how young people are being affected. Infants, teens and young adults in Arizona suffer higher traumatic brain injury rates than any of the other...

• 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...

• Study Links Brain Injuries to Epilepsy

  Larry Buckfire | April 04, 2007 8:21 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  The population at risk is huge: Some 1.4 million children and adults suffer serious brain injuries every year from car or bike crashes, falls, gunshot wounds and other trauma.New research shows that survivors of traumatic brain injuries and closed head injuries are at risk for developing epileptic seizure disorders. This includes a broad spectrum of injuries, including those from car accident...