Post-Traumatic Amnesia Injury Post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) is a condition characterized by a temporary loss of memory following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It can affect individuals of all ages and is often associated with accidents, falls, or other traumatic events....
A coup-contrecoup brain injury is a type of traumatic brain injury that happens when the head is hit hard. It occurs when the force of the impact not only injures the area directly hit (coup), but also causes the brain...
One of the most severe physical injuries associated with an auto accident includes head trauma such as brain stem injury. The brain stem can sustain severe damage, posing a serious risk to the victim’s life. It can adversely affect the...
If someone who’s being careless accidentally injures you, and you sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI), who pays for those medical expenses? Can a brain injury lawyer help you get compensation? If you accidentally sustain a traumatic brain injury in...
Each year, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) cause thousands of deaths and permanently disable thousands of other persons in the U.S. If you suffer a traumatic brain injury in a traffic crash in Illinois – or in some other accident scenario...
Is your child at risk for a traumatic brain injury – TBI? How do brain injuries happen, and how many traumatic brain injury victims are children? If your child sustains a traumatic brain injury, what are your family’s rights? And...