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Head Injury Lawyers
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- The Devastating Consequences of Serious Personal Injuries
- Deciding Who You Should Sue in a Personal Injury Lawsuit
- The Panoply and Grim Bookkeeping of Serious Personal Injuries
- The Requirement of Proving Causation of Your Injuries - What is Legal Cause?
- What Can You Recover as Damages in Your Personal Injury Lawsuit?
- Do You Have Questions About Head Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries, Burns and Other Serious Personal Injuries?
- Where On the Internet You Can Research More About Serious Personal Injuries
- Serious Personal Injuries Contact Form
What is a Coma from a head injury?
A Coma is a state of unconsciousness where a person is unable to control his or her body and cannot respond verbally or physically. There are varying levels of Coma, where some patients may be able to flutter eyelids, perform limited movement, or obey basic commands. Serious head injury can cause a person to assume a comatose state after permanent or temporary brain damage. Although some patients do come out of a coma, other Coma patients will die as a result.
What happens when there is a brain stem injury?
A brain stem injury occurs when the brain stem, the area of the brain connecting the brain with the rest of the body, suffers traumatic impact. Patients who suffer brain stem injury may face impaired breathing, loss of consciousness, cardiac abnormalities, impaired ability to move muscles, swallowing difficulties, and impaired facial movement.
How can doctors discover the extent of head injury following an accident?
Because brain injuries can have many symptoms that may not be immediately apparent, it can be difficult to determine the extent of brain injury, especially in the hours following an accident. A doctor may order brain scans and other testing including CT scans, EEG and BSER to help assess brain damage. Specialized testing cannot be relied upon for definitive results, as the extent of brain damage will not be fully realized until the doctor is able to witness the impairment firsthand through patient interaction and psychological assessment. Often a seeming fine patient will experience signs of cognitive impairment, personality changes, and other symptoms even years after a brain injury.
What is the difference between a complete and incomplete spinal cord injury?
In a complete spinal cord injury, serious nerve damage affects all brain signals at the injury site and below. In an incomplete spinal cord injury case, patients will retain some limited motor or sensory function below the injury site.
What are the signs of SCI?
Signs of a Spinal Cord Injury include severe pain in the back, neck and head, loss of feeling in extremities, paralysis in any body part, loss of bowel or bladder control, balance or coordination difficulties, and bumps on the head or spine.
Where can I find out more about Spinal Cord Injuries?
Talk to your doctor, or visit the National Spinal Cord Injury Association website at www.spinalcord.org . You may also take a look at our Serious personal Injuries Resource Links page.
Are there different types of burn injuries?
Burn injuries, classified as first, second, or third degree burns, may result from thermal, radiation, chemical, or electrical sources. The most common type of burn is the thermal burn, which involves burning of the skin due to extremely dangerous heat sources.
What treatments are available for burns victims?
A severe burn may require one or more skilled burn treatment options, including basic wound care, respiratory support, nutritional support, pain management, skin grafting procedures, psychological counseling, occupational therapy, physical therapy, fluid resuscitation, or cosmetic reconstruction.
For straight answers to your head injury questions, contact the legal professionals at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis. Call or email us today for a one-on-one consultation.
