Brain injuries are some of the most complex and unpredictable injuries there are. This is why it’s important to hire a brain injury attorney if you are suffering from a brain injury resulting from an accident that wasn’t your fault. If you wish to consult with a brain injury lawyer within Plymouth, MA, area, you can contact our offices to schedule your free initial consultation.
Why are Brain Injuries Unpredictable
Brain injuries are either classified as non-traumatic or Traumatic (TBI). These two distinctions point out as to how brain injuries are acquired and the kind of disability they are likely to inflict on someone.
Traumatic Brain Injury:
This type of injury occurs due to a violent force. There are two types of traumatic brain injury:
Open TBI
This injury occurs when a foreign object penetrates the skull into the brain. This type of injury causes severe damage to one part of the brain or in several parts.
Closed TBI
This occurs when a blow to the head causes your brain to twist on its stem or bounce against the skull. The impact can damage one part of the brain or in different parts.
The above injuries can cause further damage to the brain if there is swelling or bleeding in the skull. The bleeding and the swelling applies pressure to the brain causing further damage.
Traumatic brain injuries range in severity. Some injuries such as concussions and considered mild brain injuries and usually heal on their own. However, they can have long lasting symptoms such as memory problems, fatigue and headaches.
Severe TBI can have long lasting effects such as:
- Seizures
- Psychiatric impairments such as anxiety or depression
- Social impairment which may affect your ability to interact with other people
- Physical impairment which may affect your ability to control your bowel or bladder
- Language impairment
- Sensory impairment
- Motor impairment
- Cognitive impairment
These symptoms can occur in combination, alone, they may evolve or they may occur after a TBI. Some of the might respond to medicine or therapy or they might not respond at all.
Non Traumatic Brian Injury
You can suffer symptoms common in a TBI even when your brain injury is non traumatic. Non traumatic brain injury can be cause by brain infections from a disease, stroke, and lack of oxygen in the brain caused by drowning, smoke inhalation or carbon dioxide poisoning.
It’s Important that You Choose the Right Brain Injury Lawyer
If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury due to someone else’s fault, you have the right to file for a personal injury lawsuit.
The tricky part will be choosing a personal injury lawyer who has experience and a lot of expertise dealing with brain injury cases.
There are plenty of personal injury lawyers in Plymouth, MA, and you’ve probably seen a billboard or two of them advertising their services. The good news is that you won’t have to spend a lot of time searching for a lawyer whose specialty is in brain injuries.
At Kevin P Landry Offices we encourage anyone who has suffered a brain injury to contact us for a free initial consultation. We have a combined experience of over twenty years so there is a high chance that we have handled a case similar to yours.
The reason why we recommend that you specifically hire a personal injury attorney who specializes in brain injuries is because they know exactly where to look and which questions to ask to ensure you get the justice that you deserve.
Think of it as walking into a hospital to get treatment for a heart condition. Would you trust a urologist to treat your heart disease instead of a cardiologist? After all, they are all doctors and they went to medicine school, right? Now you see why it’s important to hire the right person for your brain injury lawsuit.
The right lawyer will:
- Assess the scope of your brain injury
- Evaluate who was at fault in the accident that caused your injury
- Calculate your damages more accurately
- Help the jury understand the severity of your brain injury
To speak to one of our lawyers in Plymouth, MA, you can call us at 508-746-2700 to schedule your free consultation.
