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Article #187: Beware of Brain Injury

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Perhaps one of the worst things that can the brain may result to more damage when
happen to a survivor of an accident, it is pressed against inside of the
aside from becoming paralyzed, is skull.
sustaining a brain injury. Sustaining The brain needs oxygen to stay alive and
traumatic brain injuries is very well. In a case like hypoxia, once the
difficult since the injury is not visible body becomes deprived of oxygen for long
to the ordinary people. intervals the brain no longer receives
Moreover, even though there are machines the oxygen it needs to continue
and computers designed to examine the functioning. This could lead to serious
brain, there is always room for doubt brain damage.
regarding the extent of the injury. People suffering from severe stroke may
Sometimes, the actual physical damage also acquire brain damage. Once the flow
does not show up on the CT scans or of blood is blocked to and from the
MRI's. In these cases, a victim may look brain, it may cause irreparable damage to
normal, but this appearance is deceptive the brain cells. Sometimes, its effect is
and when the symptoms finally manifest, long lasting and the person becomes
brings terrible suffering. disabled or paralyzed.
With all the modern and sophisticated Even mild brain injury or common
medical technology nowadays, there is no traumatic brain injury can have numerous
tool to fix a damaged brain. Waiting out and long lasting effects to the victims
for the injuries to heal naturally is the and their family. Often the symptoms of
only thing one can do. More often than having this mild brain injury are
not, relatives and friends of the recurrent headaches, loss of memory,
sufferer feel more devastated and seizure attacks, and feelings of fatigue,
frustrated with this fact. dizziness or depression.
Sustaining brain injuries is a result of Friends and relatives of mild brain
different kind of accidents or incidents. injury victims immediately notice subtle
Penetration of a bullet or some other changes in their attitude. They begin to
object to the skull results to open head have poor concentration/attention,
injuries. This is the only case of brain confusion, impulsiveness, difficult
injury, where the wound or damage is comprehension, irritability and speech
visible to others. problems, where once they do not have
Motor vehicle accidents and bad falls can such problems. Some also feel chronic
result to closed head injuries. This can pain and difficulty in controlling their
happen when an outside force collides bowels.
with the head and causes the brain to Because the brain remains such a mystery,
move and bump into the skull. even to neurologists, the chances always
Meanwhile, accidents involving chemicals exist that traumatic brain injuries get
and toxins, like for example misdiagnosed or undiagnosed. It is very
insecticides, carbon monoxide and lead important to ensure a good compensation
poisoning may cause chemical brain for brain injury victims to sustain their
injuries. This is a dangerous type of treatment and the loss of income brought
brain injury because it may ultimately on by their condition.
result to permanent brain damage. Our Los Angeles Lawyers are very
Some infections not treated immediately skilled in dealing with personal injury
and allowed to grow within the body can and other brain injury.
severely affect the brain. Swelling of






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