- Caused most often by motor vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian-related accidents.
- Responsible for causing 80,000 debilitating injuries and 50,000 deaths every year.
- A significant disruption to the family, a reason for loss of income or earning potential, and a source of large expenses.
- Most often diagnosed as "mild"; however, even the effects of "mild" brain trauma -- a medical term that does not denote a mild injury but refers to the conditions of the injury, such as loss of consciousness for less than 30 minutes -- can be devastating and permanent.
Did you know?
- Approximately 1.5 million people each year sustain a traumatic brain injury.
- The largest group affected by traumatic brain injury is between the ages of 15 and 24.
- The symptoms of traumatic brain injury, which often do not occur immediately, sometimes taking days or even weeks to show up, include but are not limited to:
- - attention difficulties and concentration problems;
- - memory and orientation problems;
- - headaches, nausea, blurred vision, and seizures; and
- - irritability, depression, and problems with emotional control.
Don't get hurt twice.
You need to contact McGowan & Cecil.
We can help.
301.483.9960. Robb@lawmcs.com.
Source
1. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Heads Up: Facts for Physicians About Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI).
2. Bruce Stern and Jeffrey Brown, Litigating Brain Injuries, Vol.1 (2006).
