Head & Brain Injuries

• Timothy Smith accepts position on the National Advisory Board to the Sara Jane Brain Project

  Timothy Smith | July 06, 2009 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  Odd name, huh? The Sara Jane Brain Project. But what is odd in name is absolutely breathtaking in what the project is trying to accomplish as it works to create a model system for children suffering...

• A Number of Victories for Traumatic Brain Injury Cognitive Rehabilitation Coverage

  Timothy Smith | July 06, 2009 1:25 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  One of the benefits of sitting on the Board of Directors for the Brain Injury Association of Michigan [BIAMI] is that Smith and Johnson will receive weekly updates from the state and national level...

• Timothy Smith elected to the Board of Directors to the Brain Injury Association of Michigan

  Timothy Smith | July 06, 2009 1:05 PM | 0 CommentsTraverse City, MI

  I'm honored to announce that I was elected to the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association of Michigan [BIAMI]. This state organization is the Michigan branch of the Brain Injury...

• Billy May and TBI: Another Closed Head Injury Death?

  Wayne Parsons | June 29, 2009 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Doctors are looking at a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the possible cause of the tragic death of TV actor Billy May as Mike Bryant of Minnesota has reported recently in: Doctors Will Be Looking...

• Doctors Will Be Looking At Potential Head Injury With Billy Mays' Death (Updated 07/02/2009).

  Mike Bryant | June 29, 2009 12:34 AM | 6 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  We saw it with Natasha Richardson. A death after suffering what seemed like a inconsequential head injury. In that case, there is no doubt that she needed immediate medical care. Apparently, on...

• "Minor" Head Injuries That Turn Deadly

  Chrissie Cole | June 28, 2009 2:07 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The death of actress Natasha Richardson in March, from what initially appeared to be a minor head injury is more common than you might think. Richardson was alert and conversational after she...

• Are Iowa’s Autistic Kids Being Denied Autism Testing?

  Steve Lombardi | June 27, 2009 2:33 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  A Michigan class action lawsuit has settled for $1 million dollars to reimburse 100 families for the expense of testing their infant children for autism. BCBS has a way of using the experimental...

• 36-year-old Skateboarding Enthusiast Dies of Severe Head Injuries

  David Mittleman | June 25, 2009 12:59 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  His friends and family members described skateboarding as his “life”, but the very activity that he loved killed the 36-year-old Lansing man last Saturday. While attempting a jump at the...

• Experienced Injury Lawyers in a Navy/Military Town: Why Navy/Military Families Need Top Navy/Military Town Injury Lawyers

  John Cooper | June 18, 2009 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The Virginian-Pilot wrote about military members recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) due to battle-related injuries...and car accidents. In a Navy/Military area such as Hampton Roads,...

• Concussions in kids and teens

  Melissa Landau | June 17, 2009 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  As a mother of 4 atheltes( most specifiacally soccer players) I worry about headers and falls and what they can do to my child's brain. A friend of our daughter sustained a severe concussion last...