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...

• 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...

• Mild Brain Injuries Can Cause Chronic Sleep Trouble

  Christina Cole | April 04, 2007 8:13 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC

  Researchers believe people that suffer from mild brain injuries might be at increased for sleep disorders.In the April 3rd issued of Neurology, researchers at the University of California, in San Diego, studied 42 people that complain of insomnia after suffering a mild traumatic brain injury. Of the 42 patients, 15 patients had a circadian rhythm sleep disorder (CRSD) which is a problem with the...

• Loyalty of Hoover Employees Lost on Company

  Spangenberg Shibley & Liber | April 04, 2007 3:14 AM | 0 CommentsAkron, OH

  When clients and their families call my office seeking representation after a catastrophic workplace injury, whether it be a head injury or even a wrongful death claim, the call is often predicated with the statement: " we are not the type of family that sues." I am always puzzled by this predicate statement because in essence it suggests the clients are the type of people to let someone else...

• New Research to See if Epilepsy Can Be Prevented in Head Injury Victims

  Spangenberg Shibley & Liber | April 02, 2007 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH

  Victims of traumatic brain injuries often develop epilepsy later in life as a result of their injuries. New research is tyring to discover why and see if anything can be done to prevent epilepsy. New efforts are trying seizure medications to see if they will act to prevent epilepsy from developing.Traumatic brain injury victims often see symptoms develop months or even years after their...

• Funding for Brain Injured War Veterans

  Larry Buckfire | April 02, 2007 8:51 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Most people think of traumatic brain injuries coming primarily from car accdients or falls off ladders, but a huge number of brain injury victims are actually soldiers fighting our battles overseas. This number is unfortunately growing higher everyday and the soldiers returning to the United States are in need of special treatment for their injuries. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) on...

• 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...

• Speeding Ticket Fees will go to Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Fund

  Christina Cole | March 29, 2007 12:18 AM | 0 CommentsIndianapolis, IN

  Drivers caught speeding will pay the price of the ticket and additional fees to boot, including $70 in court cost fees. And $2 jury fee, $7 record keeping fee, $3 public defenders and much more. By the time it is done, the average motorist ends up paying close to $110 in court costs and fees for basic traffic infractions.The House-passed version of a state budget, now resting in the Senate's...

• Brain Injuries From Car Accidents

  Larry Buckfire | March 28, 2007 8:26 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  My office represents a significant number of clients who have suffered serious closed head injuries and traumatic brain injuries from car and motorcycle accidents. A thorough understanding of these injuries is necessary to properly handle the case and serve the best interests of the client. We frequently work with nurse case managers, psychologists, and treating physicians to make sure that...