Signs, Symptoms, and Legal Options with Brain Injuries
If you’ve suffered an injury due to someone else’s negligence, obtaining the compensation to which you’re entitled is critical to your recovery, but if you’ve suffered a brain injury, the matter is that much more serious. If this is the difficult situation you find yourself in, you have legal options, and an experienced Charleston personal injury attorney can help.
Traumatic Brain Injuries
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) share that a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is generally caused by either a blow to the head or by the head being shaken violently back and forth on the neck in the course of an accident. Common causes include slip and fall accidents as well as traffic accidents. TBIs are divided into two groups that include:
- Mild TBIs and concussions, which are still very serious injuries that require medical attention and can lead to long-term concerns caused by chemical changes in the brain and brain cells that are stretched and damaged
- Moderate and severe TBIs, which can be life-altering
Signs and Symptoms
Some of the most common signs of TBIs include concerns related to learning, concentration, problem-solving, and memory, and specific symptoms can include:
- Headaches
- Speech difficulties
- The sudden onset of fatigue or drowsiness
- Nausea or vomiting
- Sensitivity to sound or light
- Problems with concentration
- Shifts in mood or mood swings
- Sleep disturbances
The more serious the TBI, the more serious the symptoms can become.
Your Legal Options
If someone else’s negligence causes you to suffer a brain injury, you can file a personal injury claim against the at-fault party – generally through their insurance provider. In your claim, you can seek compensation for your physical, financial, and emotional damages, including in each of the following categories:
- Property damage, such as to your car and its contents, in a traffic accident
- Your medical expenses, including related costs that are ongoing – which is common in relation to TBIs
- Your lost income, which may need to address lost earning potential and an altered career path
- Your physical and emotional pain and suffering, which can be immense and may overshadow all of your other losses combined
Your practiced personal injury attorney will ably take on all the following roles in pursuit of your claim’s best possible resolution:
- Gathering and skillfully compiling all the available evidence into a strong claim
- Communicating and negotiating with the insurance company on your behalf
- Helping you navigate the challenging path forward through the legal process
- Being well prepared to take your case to court if the involved insurance company won’t settle it fairly
An Experienced Charleston Personal Injury Attorney Can Help
The formidable Charleston, South Carolina, personal injury attorneys at The Law Office of Mark C. Tanenbaum, P.A., have a wealth of imposing experience helping clients like you regain their health and well-being through fair compensation, and we welcome the opportunity to also help you. Brain injuries are serious injuries, so please don’t wait to contact us online or call 843-577-5100 for more information today.