Life Redefined: Charting Your Path After Spinal Cord Injury
A spinal cord injury (SCI) can abruptly alter the course of one’s life. In a split second, injury victims are left grappling with the long-term physical, emotional, and financial aftermath of these catastrophic injuries. With ever-multiplying construction zones and growing numbers of distracted and irresponsible drivers, North Texans are at risk of spinal cord injuries every time they get on the road.
Beyond the Crash: The Long-Term Effects of Auto Accidents and Traumatic Brain Injuries
The brain is arguably the most critical organ in our bodies. Who we are, how we move, what we feel—everything about us is defined by that bundle of nerves in our skulls. So, when there is damage to a person’s brain after an auto accident, it can alter their life moving forward.
Basic Brain Anatomy and How TBI Can Affect It
I have always found the brain to be an incredibly complex, wonderful, scary, and amazing organ. Because of this, a huge part of our practice focuses on learning how to help those who have suffered injuries to their brains.
Traumatic Brain Injuries and Motorcycle Wrecks
Snellings Law PLLC Attorneys are Personal Injury Trial Lawyers Motorcycle Wrecks & Traumatic Brain injuries Home There’s A Risk I recently had a friend get his motorcycle license. He had always wanted ride, but he had never had the time or resources to buy a bike, take the classes, and practice. I guess he was […]
Brain Injury and Your Future
Snellings Law PLLC Attorneys are Personal Injury Trial Attorneys Brain Injury Lawyers Home What Does A Head Injury Mean For The Future? What is the most important organ in your body? Many would say the heart – it pumps your blood and keeps you alive! Some would say your brain – it is the essence […]
TBI Symptoms
Traumatic brain injury cases are some of the hardest to work-up and present to an insurance adjuster or a jury. Unless our client was found by EMS unconscious at the scene, has a positive CT scan or MRI, and “looks” like he has suffered a brain injury, then the auto insurance adjuster will push back as to the severity of the traumatic brain injury and even whether the victim suffered one at all.
Diagnosing_TBI
Having an injury diagnosed is never fun. I was with a friend one afternoon when he got a text from his wife – “Ella broke her arm, I need you to meet us at the hospital.” His husbandly response – “Are you sure its broken?” The responding text was a photo of a clearly broken arm. The x-rays at the hospital confirmed it, the doctors determined no surgery was necessary, and they casted it. There was no discussion as to whether the arm was broken or not, they did not have to run multiple tests to determine if it was broken, and there were no arguments as to whether she needed to take numerous other tests to determine whether her arm was broken. Anyone could look at the photo and determine she broke her arm. The biggest discussion point in the whole ordeal was what color cast she should get.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)?
If a doctor came into the room and said you had suffered a traumatic brain injury, what would your reaction be? Would you be terrified? Would you be relieved it wasn’t something worse? Would you sit there staring blankly at the doctor waiting for him to describe what on earth he/she meant by that?
Brain Injury Relationships
SCOTT, I AM AT MY WIT’S END.
This is one of the most common phrases uttered by our traumatic brain injury clients and/or their spouses. The dialogue below is also, unfortunately, all too common. If you are living with someone who has suffered a traumatic brain injury, or you have suffered one, the following may sound familiar: