Head & Brain Injuries

• Brain Freeze Uncovers Clues to Cause of Migraine Headaches

  David Mittleman | May 02, 2012 10:04 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  If you’ve ever taken a slurp out of a really cold beverage and experienced an excruciating head pain right after, you’re familiar with what is commonly known as a “brain...

• The Mystery of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Uncovered

  David Mittleman | April 29, 2012 10:26 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is characterized by inexplainable, chronic and severe tiredness that doesn't go away with rest and is not directly related to other medical conditions. For patients...

• Hidden Car Accident Injuries Can Worsen Over Time

  Steven Gursten | April 12, 2012 11:06 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  You're in a car accident. You don't remember losing conscious, but your memories leading up to, and including, the accident are very foggy. You have a terrible headache and feel very...

• Brain Injury Awareness Month Campaign

  Steven Gursten | March 27, 2012 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  As lawyers for injury victims, we get an up-close look at how the lives of traumatic brain injury survivors are dramatically impacted by their injuries. As you might know, March is Brain...

• A Child is Treated in the Emergency Room for a Stair Injury Every Six Minutes

  David Mittleman | March 12, 2012 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  It serves as a marker of childhood growth when your toddler finally makes the long and arduous crawl up the stairs. However, stairs can be a serious danger. In fact, over the past ten years,...

• Jury Awards $1M to South Carolina Teens in 'Choking Game' Lawsuit

  Mark Bello | February 21, 2012 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  A young boy looked forward to summer camp consisting of high ropes, archery and campfires. One game not described in the camp brochure was “the choking game.” Dylan was nine-years-old...

• Use Your Head on the Slopes. Wear a Helmet

  Mark Bello | January 16, 2012 11:52 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  Two years ago, Natasha Richardson fell on a beginner slope. It was described as a normal fall. She got up and walked away, complaining only of a bad headache and insisting she didn't need...

• Arizona College Student Awakes from Coma Hours Before Organ Donation Surgery

  David Mittleman | December 24, 2011 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  Sam Schmid, an Arizona college student, was set to donate his organs when he miraculously awoke from a coma. Doctors suspected that Schmid was brain dead after he was in a October 19 five-car...

• Brain-Eating Ameba Takes the Lives of Two More

  Mark Bello | December 20, 2011 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI

  In August, a sixteen-year-old girl and a nine-year-old boy died in separate incidents from meningitis after contracting Naegleria, a microscopic ameba (single-celled living organism) that can...

• Don't Use Tap Water in Neti Pots--It Could Kill You

  David Mittleman | December 18, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  If you use a Neti Pot for cleaning out your sinuses, you might want to read the latest news from health regulators in Louisiana. Although some people swear by the neti pot, if not used correctly,...