Maryland Brain Injury Attorney
Brain injury is an injury to the brain that occurs after birth and which is not hereditary, congenital or degenerative. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can disrupt the normal functioning of the brain and is usually caused by a blow or jolt to the head.
Brain injuries may result in:
- Paralysis
- Loss of voluntary or involuntary motor functions
- Loss of reasoning and thinking abilities
- Memory loss
- Sensory loss such as sight, speech or hearing
- Emotional disabilities including depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, etc.
The most common types of head injuries are:
Concussion: The common result of a blow to the head or sudden deceleration usually causing an altered mental state, either temporary or prolonged. Physiologic and/or anatomic disruption of connections between some nerve cells in the brain may occur. Often used by the public to refer to a brief loss of consciousness.
Anoxic Brain Injury: An injury that results from a lack of oxygen to the brain. This is most often from a lack of blood flow due to injury or bleeding.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): An acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. The term does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or brain injuries induced by birth trauma
The Law Offices of Paul R. Wiesenfeld represents those individuals whose have received brain injury due to the negligence of others through automobile accidents and other forms of personal injury.
If you or a family member has been involved in an Automobile Accident in Maryland, contact the offices of Paul R. Wiesenfeld. We can help!
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