A traumatic brain injury, a form of catastrophic injury under personal injury law, is caused by a blow to the head, a violent jolt to the head or body, or a penetration of the skull or brain tissue. When one or any combination of these occurs, the brain may suffer from bruising, internal bleeding, or damaged tissue. Traumatic brain injury affects more than 69 million people every year worldwide.  Many people recover with no long-term side effects, while some problems develop over time or manifest years after the initial injury.

man experiencing symptoms of a mild traumatic brain injury concussion

The CDC reported that 2.87 million emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States in 2014 were attributed to TBI. Fifty-six thousand eight hundred deaths were caused by traumatic brain injury, including 2,529 in children. Damaged brain cells and moderate head traumas may result in a full recovery. However, even “minor” traumatic brain injuries can, regrettably, have long-term effects on a person’s physical and mental health.

Long Island Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyer

A traumatic brain injury lawyer at TonaLaw can assist if you or someone you care about sustained a traumatic brain injury due to another person’s negligence. When you don’t know where to turn after experiencing a severe injury, our lawyers will fight for you against any odds to ensure that you receive the compensation to which you are entitled. Our team is committed to getting the best outcome for each case and representing every client the way we would want to be represented. When you are looking for a trustworthy Long Island brain injury lawyer, give our team of legal professionals at TonaLaw a call. Call the New York traumatic brain injury lawyers at TonaLaw at 1-833-TONALAW immediately to learn more about traumatic brain injuries and your legal rights. 

What To Do After You Have Sustained a Brain Injury

Determining what to do if you have hit your head or sustained injuries in an accident or incident can be very complicated. You should get medical help as soon as you can. Head injuries can be severe, even fatal. You might not be aware of any brain bleeding until it is too late.

If someone else’s negligence resulted in your injury, you may work with a lawyer to pursue financial compensation. However, to avoid the pitfalls that could lower the settlement value of your injury claim, speak with a traumatic brain injury attorney in New York as soon as you can. The professional personal injury attorneys at TonaLaw are passionate about fighting for your rights and are readily available to discuss your claim with you. Maintaining a direct line of communication with a competent attorney to lean on when you need advice is never difficult with TonaLaw. 

A traumatic brain injury, a form of catastrophic injury under personal injury law, is caused by a blow to the head, a violent jolt to the head or body, or a penetration of the skull or brain tissue. When one or any combination of these occurs, the brain may suffer from bruising, internal bleeding, or damaged tissue.

The CDC reported that 2.87 million emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and deaths in the United States in 2014 were attributed to TBI. Fifty-six thousand eight hundred deaths were caused by traumatic brain injury, including 2,529 in children. Damaged brain cells and moderate head traumas may result in recovery. However, even “minor” traumatic brain injuries can, regrettably, have long-term effects on a person’s physical and mental health.

Symptoms of a Head Injury 

If you have any of these symptoms of a head injury after hitting your head, seek immediate medical attention:

  • Severe facial or head bleeding.
  • Your nose or ears are leaking blood or another type of liquid
  • Severe headache
  • You experience a seizure, cease breathing, or become unconscious
  • Your eyes have different-sized pupils
  • Your speech is slurred, or you are confused
  • You stumble, feel frail, or can’t move one of your limbs or legs

After receiving a powerful hit to the head, you should seek medical assistance immediately, even if you initially do not exhibit any of these head injury symptoms.

What Is MTBI?

A MTBI is a mild traumatic brain injury and is typically caused by a blow to the head. The phrases MTBI, concussion, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, brain injury, and sports-related concussion are often used interchangeably because there is no widely accepted definition for any of these. After receiving a mild traumatic brain injury, one may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

  • Headache
  • Disorientation
  • Memory loss
  • Nausea or vomiting
  • Blurred vision, dizziness
  • Ringing in the ears
  • Mood disorders
  • Extreme exhaustion

In more severe circumstances, an object, like a bullet or broken piece of the skull, might penetrate a person’s brain tissue; this can cause bleeding in the brain, bruises, damaged tissues, or even death. 

Falls, blunt head trauma, car accidents, and physical assaults are the most often observed causes of traumatic brain injury emergency room visits. A headache may occasionally be a patient’s first obvious symptom following the primary injury. Other typical cognitive symptoms that a patient with an MTBI could have include memory issues, a lack of focus, difficulty maintaining attention, and executive dysfunction. The recovery duration for these symptoms is typically 2-4 weeks; however, up to 20% of MTBI patients experience post-concussive symptoms that are long-lasting after the trauma and necessitate cognitive testing.

When another person is largely or entirely to blame for the incident, those who have suffered a traumatic brain injury frequently take legal action. For various reasons, a personal injury lawyer may find it challenging to handle MTBI-related matters. These injuries are frequently disregarded because most MTBI victims appear to make a full recovery. Furthermore, it can be quite challenging to distinguish between MTBI patients who will fully recover and those who will experience cognitive abnormalities or persistent symptoms. Evidence suggests that the long-term repercussions of this kind of injury might occasionally take months or even years to manifest. After a considerable amount of time, these symptoms may no longer be connected to the initial MTBI, which has appeared to recover. Because imaging studies frequently show no abnormalities in the period right after an incident, these injuries are frequently ignored. The extent of the long-term damage in an MTBI case will determine whether compensation is given to the victims.

New York Traumatic Brain Injury Attorney

Traumatic brain injuries frequently lead to permanent medical problems and can change a person’s life. Cognitive, emotional, physical, sensory, behavioral, and social deficits are on the list of possible long-term adverse effects. Traumatic brain injury to the base of the skull can also affect hearing, smelling, seeing, tasting, and swallowing, and it can even result in some types of paralysis.

Additionally, as previously stated, many medical conditions may not appear for years following the initial incident, which may encourage all involved (including the injured victim) to minimize the seriousness of the harm. However, as traumatic brain injury attorneys, we cannot emphasize enough how crucial it is to treat these injuries seriously and contact an attorney as soon as you can when you or a loved one suffers damage.

A traumatic brain injury attorney could assist in evaluating and filing your claim for potential damages if another party’s negligence resulted in your TBI. Traumatic brain injury cases require complex litigation, which is why an experienced traumatic brain injury lawyer is the best person to investigate your case. 

Long Island Traumatic Brain Injury Attorneys 

TonaLaw is a traumatic brain injury law firm with more than 50 years of combined experience giving voice to those who cannot speak for themselves. We are known for our methodical approach to gathering and preserving evidence and our tenacious pursuit of litigation in our client’s best interests. We have also developed business ties with a range of subject-matter experts throughout the years, whose testimonies can provide priceless information about the underlying causes, treatment, and prognosis of traumatic brain injuries. 

Clients who hire a Long Island traumatic brain injury attorney from TonaLaw may relax, knowing that experienced attorneys are handling their personal injury claims. Both large settlement claims and important TBI court victories have been resolved on behalf of our clients.  Call TonaLaw at 1-833-TONALAW or contact us online to schedule a free consultation with a New York traumatic brain injury lawyer.

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