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You should take any traumatic brain injury seriously, even if it’s only a mild concussion. When your brain injury results from another party’s negligence, it can be even more traumatizing.
If someone else caused an accident or created a hazardous condition that led to your brain injury, you could have the right to sue for compensation.
However, pursuing a traumatic brain injury is complicated, so you need an experienced Greenville brain injury lawyer on your side. The legal team at the Peace Law Firm stands ready to help.
Give us a call at (864) 298-0500 or fill out our short form today for a free consultation.
Brain Injuries Are One of the Leading Causes of Death and Disability
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), brain injuries are one of the leading causes of disability and death. They estimate that 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury each year.
Of these cases, 52,000 people die from brain injuries, and 275,000 people require hospitalization. Around 80% of the total—that’s approximately 1.365 million people—seek emergency room treatment or are released.
The CDC report indicates that falls are the leading cause of traumatic brain injuries. The most common age groups affected by traumatic brain injuries are children from birth to the age of four and adults over 65.
Symptoms of a Traumatic Brain Injury
As the CDC statistics show, traumatic brain injuries are common. In fact, they are more common than people realize. Someone could have brain injury symptoms after an accident or other traumatic event and not even know it, so it’s essential to familiarize yourself with the symptoms.
If you have any of the following complaints following an injury, seek medical treatment right away:
- Memory loss,
- Dizziness,
- Repetitive headaches,
- Nausea,
- Problems sleeping,
- Hearing or vision changes,
- Emotional changes,
- Depression, or
- Slurred speech.
Traumatic brain injuries can lead to physical and mental complications.
Some of the most common complications of a traumatic brain injury include but are not limited to:
- Seizures,
- Hydrocephalus,
- Vegetative state,
- Nerve damage,
- Blood vessel damage,
- Hemorrhaging,
- Severely altered consciousness,
- Coma, and
- Brain death.
If you seek medical treatment and it turns out you have a concussion or more severe brain injury, contact our Greenville brain injury attorney. It’s crucial to protect your rights and preserve all evidence.
Traumatic brain injuries often involve complex legal issues, so don’t choose any personal injury lawyer. You need someone who has successfully resolved previous brain injury cases. When you’re ready to contact a Greenville brain injury attorney, the Peace Law Firm is here to help.
Types of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Medical professionals often group traumatic brain injuries into two main groups—closed injuries and open (penetrating) injuries.
A closed head injury means the skull is not fractured. When a brain injury is open, the skull is exposed because it’s broken or some object penetrates it. A gunshot wound to the head is one example of a penetrating brain injury.
Under these two categories, there are multiple types of traumatic brain injuries.
Concussions
Concussions are prevalent and occur when some type of force strikes your head, moving your brain in the direction of that force. Your brain collides with the skull, and that collision causes damage. You should take a concussion seriously, especially if you have suffered previous concussions. The more concussions you have, the higher risk for more long-term damage.
Contusions
A contusion is a bruise on the brain, which often occurs with a concussion. When a contusion doesn’t heal, it can turn into a hematoma which may require surgery to fix.
Intracranial Hematomas
A hematoma is a collection of blood apart from the blood vessels.
There are three main types of hematomas on the brain:
- Epidural hematoma: A collection of blood between the skull and brain;
- Subdural hematoma: A collection of blood under the thin protective layer that surrounds the brain; and
- Intracerebral hematoma: A blood collection that is within the brain.
A large hematoma can result in severe injury or even death, so it’s crucial to get medical treatment right away.
Brain Hemorrhage
A brain hemorrhage is uncontrolled bleeding within the brain or on the brain’s surface. A hemorrhage that occurs in the cerebral matter is called an intracerebral hemorrhage. One that occurs in the space surrounding the brain is called a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Coup-Contrecoup
A coup-contrecoup injury is another serious brain injury. In French, the terms coup and contrecoup mean “blow” and “counterblow.” In reality, this is two separate injuries. The coup injury occurs at the point of impact, while the contrecoup injury happens on the opposite of the brain.
A typical example of a coup-contrecoup injury is when someone’s head hits the steering wheel in a car accident. The brain moves forward and collides with the front of the skull, but then it rebounds and strikes the back, resulting in a second impact.
Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI)
Diffuse axonal injuries tend to be more severe than other head injuries. This type of injury happens when your brain shakes or twists inside the skull. As your brain twists, the cerebral tissue moves back and forth until your axons (connecting fibers in the brain) rip. The tear is called axonal shearing, and this shearing can result in the loss of brain function. Because the tears are microscopic, they are tough to detect on an MRI.
Common Causes of Traumatic Brain Injuries
Falls may be the most common cause of traumatic brain injuries, but they are not the only cause.
Greenville brain injury attorney represents injured victims who’ve sustained traumatic brain injuries caused by numerous events, including:
- Motor vehicle accidents;
- Accidents that cause the brain to be struck by or against objects;
- Violence-related trauma;
- Medical malpractice;
- Combat-related trauma; and
- Sports-related injuries.
If you or someone you love sustained a brain injury caused by another party, you need a brain injury law firm that understands how to build a strong case.
Contact Our Greenville, South Carolina Brain Injury Lawyer Today
If you plan to hire a Greenville, South Carolina brain injury attorney, please get in touch with John Robert Peace, PA, to schedule an initial consultation. Finding the right lawyer is crucial in a traumatic brain injury case. You only have a limited amount of time to file an injury-based lawsuit in South Carolina.
In most cases, you only have three years from the date of the accident if the defendant is a non-governmental entity. That may sound like a lot of time, but there is a great deal of work to be done before your case settles.
Don’t risk jeopardizing your case by waiting to seek legal advice. Some brain injuries are not immediately apparent, so it’s very easy to miss the deadline inadvertently.
Attorney John Peace has over two decades of experience with severe injury cases, including traumatic brain injuries. Let us review your case and help you decide the best course of action. Our priority is to provide professional and compassionate legal services while aggressively pursuing the compensation you deserve. We also handle clients with other types of injury cases, including:
- Auto accidents,
- Trucking accidents,
- Bus accidents,
- Wrongful death,
- Slip and fall, and
- Spinal cord injury.
Call our Greenville brain injury lawyer today at (864) 298-0500 or send an online message today for a free consultation.