When an Accident Leads to Brain Damage or Injury
The attorneys at Miller Law, Inc. represent the victims of head and brain injuries in personal injury litigation. As experienced advocates who have past experience in insurance defense work, we are able to take strategies usually used by insurance companies in head and brain injury cases to build strong cases for our clients around those strategies.
Symptoms of a Head or Brain Injury
Symptoms of a head or brain injury can vary depending on several factors, like the severity and angle of a traumatic impact to the head. Brain injury symptoms can range from minor inconveniences on a person's life, to completely limiting function or interaction:
- Loss of consciousness
- Coma
- Loss of learned skills
- Impaired memory/memory loss
- Migraines
- Pain in other body parts
- Confusion
- Emotional outbursts
- Excessive sleepiness/disturbed sleep
Generally, symptoms of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) should lessen as the brain heals, but this takes time. Some symptoms are permanent. Sometimes the symptoms actually worsen because of the patient's inability to adapt to changes in the brain. Psychological problems, like depression and anxiety, can occur. Many head and brain injury victims' lives are never the same.
Detecting a Brain Injury
While a head injury is often the first injury to occur in an accident, it can be the last to be diagnosed. For example, in a motor vehicle accident, often the brain is injured when the brain strikes the inside front or rear of the skull at the time of impact of the vehicles. Sometimes, symptoms of a brain injury do not become apparent for weeks — or even months — after an accident.
Even then, extensive testing may be needed to determine the full scope of the injury. Patients often work with neurologists and are subjected to MRIs, CAT scans, electroencephalograms (EEGs), SPECT scans, PET scans and other studies. These tests can be very expensive.
Calculating the Value of a Head Injury or Brain Injury
At Miller Law, Inc., clients often ask us how much their cases are worth. Your case's value depends on many factors. To determine its value, we often conduct an extensive review of your injuries and your losses, including your medical expenses and wage loss. Our lawyers also consult with life care planners and other experts. These experts may testify at trial about your economic situation after a brain injury, and the home care, nursing care and support your loved one may need to make life as normal as possible.
Contact Miller Law, Inc. toll free at 888-353-0285 or online to speak with an attorney about your head or brain injury. Our office is located in the Sacramento area, and we represent injured people across California.
