A brain injury is much like it sounds, an injury to some part of the brain.
There are a number of types of brain injuries. The most common type of head injury is a concussion. A concussion is caused by trauma to the head or by sudden movement or change in movement of the head. In the personal injury setting, concussions can be caused by a blow to the head, such as a head hitting a steering wheel or hitting the ground after a fall, but also from a change of movement, such as a whiplash type of injury. While many of us are desensitized to the term “concussion” because of their frequency in some sports, concussions can be very serious. In many cases, it may take months or even years for a concussion to heal.
A contusion is a bruise or bleeding on the brain. Brain contusions are most often caused by direct blows to the head.
In a coup-contraeoup contusion, the brain suffers a contusion on the side of the head that suffered the blow and on the other side of the head when the brain slams back into the skull.
Other Brain Injury FAQs
- Are all traumatic brain injury cases the same?
- Are concussions a form of brain injury?
- Are concussions a form of brain injury? My son plays a lot of football and hockey.
- Are traumatic brain injuries common?
- Do the airbags and seat belts car manufacturers install in vehicles help prevent or minimize traumatic brain injury sustained in a collision?
- Does everyone go through the same therapy to recover from traumatic brain injury?
- How are brain injuries rated by doctors?
- How Can A Head Injury Be Treated?
- How do people with brain trauma recover?
- I was hit by an 18-wheeler and diagnosed with, among other things, traumatic brain injury. Would I be able to file a lawsuit?
- I was involved in a car accident recently and sustained a severe concussion. The doctor says it’s often called a silent epidemic or injury and I may have trouble suing for compensation because no one can see my injury. Does that affect my lawsuit?
- If a person sustains a severe traumatic brain injury, how much functional ability can he or she recover?
- If I am successful in my lawsuit and get sufficient compensation to continue recovering from a traumatic brain injury, what kinds of treatments will I be offered?
- Is traumatic brain injury a common occurrence in vehicle accidents?
- My doctor says I have a brain stem injury. What does that mean?
- My doctor says I have an acquired brain injury. What does that mean?
- My doctor says my husband will have neurobehavioral problems after his head trauma. What does that mean?
- My sister was diagnosed with a brain injury. The hospital said there were two types of brain injuries. What are they?
- My son plays high school football and has been knocked out several times. The doctor thinks he has a traumatic brain injury. He was wearing a helmet. Is that possible?
- Other than emotional and mental changes in my behavior, are there physical changes as well?
- The doctor says my prognosis after my traumatic brain injury is uncertain at this point. What does that mean?
- What Are The Effects Of A Brain Injury?
- What causes traumatic brain injury?
- What Is A Brain Injury?
- What is the most common cause for a traumatic brain injury?
- What kinds of cognitive problems may present themselves in a person with traumatic brain injury?
- What types of injuries can cause traumatic brain injury?
