Head & Brain Injury
Every year in the
United States over 1.5 million people suffer from traumatic
brain injuries and 50,000 people die from injuries to the
brain.
A
traumatic brain injury is an injury where a person hits
their head on an object, or an object strikes their head,
resulting in serious brain damage. Some common causes of
brain injury include domestic violence, auto accidents,
sports injuries, and falls. Although the human brain weighs
only three pounds, it plays a key role in important tasks of
the body.
The brain is divided into three main sections, the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. Each section controls a variety of different body functions, which are briefly explained below:
The cerebrum is the largest part of the human brain and controls a person's behavior, sense of smell, muscular movements, eyesight, ability to allow the right and left brain to communicate, and some motor skills, language, and emotions.
The cerebellum is located under the cerebrum and controls the movement of arms and legs, balance, body position, and posture.
The brain stem is located at the base of the brain, and attaches the spinal cord and cerebrum. The brain stem controls sexual functions, physical growth and regulates body temperature and hormones. When the brain is injured the functions may be impaired in the area where the brain injury occurred. For example, if a person were to sustain an injury to the frontal lobe of the cerebrum they may have impairments or changes with their judgment, inhibitions, sense of smell, and some movement, just to name a few. The effects of brain injury may be long lasting or permanent and may require surgery, specialists, rehabilitation, therapy, and assistive devices.
Every year in America, nearly 100,000 people suffer brain injuries that permanently affect their ability to work and do the simple tasks necessary for daily living. Surprisingly, one does not have to be traveling at a high rate of speed or have one's head strike an object, such as a steering wheel or windshield, to suffer a traumatic brain injury. Mild brain injuries can be caused by falls, car accidents or sport-related activities. Trauma to the head or neck region can cause the brain to bruise, bleed, tear, and/or swell. There are two general types of head injuries, open or closed. An open injury means the skull has been fractured, while a closed head injury does not involve a fracture. Both types of brain injury can cause paralysis, loss of vital body functions and death. In the event of a head-on car collision, involving two cars traveling at 45 miles per hour, the soft tissue of the brain is forced against the hard bone of the skull. The human skull has ridges, which normally do not come into contact with the brain. The force of an accident can cause blood vessels to tear, releasing blood into areas of the brain or skull that are not able to accommodate such blood. This causes an increase in pressure that causes the brain to press against the skull, causing impaired brain function or the death of brain cells. If enough blood leaks into the brain cavity, areas of the brain that control breathing or cardiac function, a minor injury could become fatal within a very short period of time. Remarkably, it is possible to suffer from such an injury and feel fine. Some victims have suffered such an injury in an automobile accident, yet been able to get out of their car and direct traffic away from the scene! Therefore, if there is any question at all whether a brain injury could have occurred, it is critical to go to the nearest hospital. Bruising of the brain is also a common injury in automobile accidents, falls, and sport-related accidents. The impact in such occurrences can force the brain forward and then backward, or vice versa. The force can cause bruising in some areas and bleeding in others. Another common effect of trauma to the brain is called tearing. The force of a collision can cause tearing. Tearing is similar to what happens if a block of ice were to be struck with a hammer; small cracks form, yet the block remains intact. The nerve system of the brain is usually damaged and, depending on the areas in which this occurs, can cause serious impairment of bodily functions. Significantly, this injury may not manifest itself immediately. When the brain suffers the type of trauma described above, swelling usually occurs. The body's natural healing processes cause swelling. The problem with swelling of the brain is that there is no room for the brain to migrate. What results is called intra-cranial pressure, which can be deadly or cause severe impairment of body functions. One can sustain the force necessary to suffer a brain injury in several types of accidents, including car accidents, sport-related occurrences, and work related accidents. Because there may be a gap in time between a traumatic physical event and a victim experiencing physical symptoms resulting from that trauma, the importance of hiring an attorney experienced in brain injury cases, who can tie the injury to its original cause, cannot be overemphasized.
Some other tidbits: Did you know that a concussion is considered a brain injury. Many go about their business without understanding or giving the importance to this concept, later to learn that the concussion has turned into a graver condition, which with proper initial attention and care would have prevented it from turning into this unexpected outcome.
Please visit the New Jersey Brain Injury Association for additional information, and please, be generous! Click Here to access. You also visit our own website solely dedicated to brain and head injury - Click here to access the same.
At the Law Offices of Vincent J. Ciecka, P.C. we highly specialize and been very successful in obtaining high recoveries in head and brain injury related cases. If you have a situation where you or someone you know might be a victim of this type of injury due to the negligence of someone else, please contact us as soon as possible to discuss your specifics and help you determine if indeed you have a case so you can obtain due compensation for such injuries.
Every year in the
United States over 1.5 million people suffer from traumatic
brain injuries and 50,000 people die from injuries to the
brain.
A
traumatic brain injury is an injury where a person hits
their head on an object, or an object strikes their head,
resulting in serious brain damage. Some common causes of
brain injury include domestic violence, auto accidents,
sports injuries, and falls. Although the human brain weighs
only three pounds, it plays a key role in important tasks of
the body.
The brain is divided into three main sections, the cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brain stem. Each section controls a variety of different body functions, which are briefly explained below:
The cerebrum is the largest part of the human brain and controls a person's behavior, sense of smell, muscular movements, eyesight, ability to allow the right and left brain to communicate, and some motor skills, language, and emotions.
The cerebellum is located under the cerebrum and controls the movement of arms and legs, balance, body position, and posture.
The brain stem is located at the base of the brain, and attaches the spinal cord and cerebrum. The brain stem controls sexual functions, physical growth and regulates body temperature and hormones. When the brain is injured the functions may be impaired in the area where the brain injury occurred. For example, if a person were to sustain an injury to the frontal lobe of the cerebrum they may have impairments or changes with their judgment, inhibitions, sense of smell, and some movement, just to name a few. The effects of brain injury may be long lasting or permanent and may require surgery, specialists, rehabilitation, therapy, and assistive devices.
Every year in America, nearly 100,000 people suffer brain injuries that permanently affect their ability to work and do the simple tasks necessary for daily living. Surprisingly, one does not have to be traveling at a high rate of speed or have one's head strike an object, such as a steering wheel or windshield, to suffer a traumatic brain injury. Mild brain injuries can be caused by falls, car accidents or sport-related activities. Trauma to the head or neck region can cause the brain to bruise, bleed, tear, and/or swell. There are two general types of head injuries, open or closed. An open injury means the skull has been fractured, while a closed head injury does not involve a fracture. Both types of brain injury can cause paralysis, loss of vital body functions and death. In the event of a head-on car collision, involving two cars traveling at 45 miles per hour, the soft tissue of the brain is forced against the hard bone of the skull. The human skull has ridges, which normally do not come into contact with the brain. The force of an accident can cause blood vessels to tear, releasing blood into areas of the brain or skull that are not able to accommodate such blood. This causes an increase in pressure that causes the brain to press against the skull, causing impaired brain function or the death of brain cells. If enough blood leaks into the brain cavity, areas of the brain that control breathing or cardiac function, a minor injury could become fatal within a very short period of time. Remarkably, it is possible to suffer from such an injury and feel fine. Some victims have suffered such an injury in an automobile accident, yet been able to get out of their car and direct traffic away from the scene! Therefore, if there is any question at all whether a brain injury could have occurred, it is critical to go to the nearest hospital. Bruising of the brain is also a common injury in automobile accidents, falls, and sport-related accidents. The impact in such occurrences can force the brain forward and then backward, or vice versa. The force can cause bruising in some areas and bleeding in others. Another common effect of trauma to the brain is called tearing. The force of a collision can cause tearing. Tearing is similar to what happens if a block of ice were to be struck with a hammer; small cracks form, yet the block remains intact. The nerve system of the brain is usually damaged and, depending on the areas in which this occurs, can cause serious impairment of bodily functions. Significantly, this injury may not manifest itself immediately. When the brain suffers the type of trauma described above, swelling usually occurs. The body's natural healing processes cause swelling. The problem with swelling of the brain is that there is no room for the brain to migrate. What results is called intra-cranial pressure, which can be deadly or cause severe impairment of body functions. One can sustain the force necessary to suffer a brain injury in several types of accidents, including car accidents, sport-related occurrences, and work related accidents. Because there may be a gap in time between a traumatic physical event and a victim experiencing physical symptoms resulting from that trauma, the importance of hiring an attorney experienced in brain injury cases, who can tie the injury to its original cause, cannot be overemphasized.
Some other tidbits: Did you know that a concussion is considered a brain injury. Many go about their business without understanding or giving the importance to this concept, later to learn that the concussion has turned into a graver condition, which with proper initial attention and care would have prevented it from turning into this unexpected outcome.
Please visit the New Jersey Brain Injury Association for additional information, and please, be generous! Click Here to access. You also visit our own website solely dedicated to brain and head injury - Click here to access the same.
At the Law Offices of Vincent J. Ciecka, P.C. we highly specialize and been very successful in obtaining high recoveries in head and brain injury related cases. If you have a situation where you or someone you know might be a victim of this type of injury due to the negligence of someone else, please contact us as soon as possible to discuss your specifics and help you determine if indeed you have a case so you can obtain due compensation for such injuries.
