Brain Injury Attorney

Wilkes-Barre, Sugarloaf and Hazleton, Pennsylvania

Brain Injury as a result of an Auto Accident

You don't have to have your head split open to suffer a brain injury as a result of an auto accident. Auto accidents are among the leading causes of traumatic brain injuries in the United States. Many brain injuries go undetected until hours or even days after an auto accident. It is important to seek medical help in any auto accident to ensure that you did not suffer a closed head injury. Next, you need to contact a brain injury attorney at Falvello Law Firm to ensure that your injury claims are filed as quickly as possible.

Traumatic Brain Injury

Due to the high speeds and sudden change of direction during an auto accident, many accident victims suffer some level of traumatic brain injury, or TBI. The level of injury may vary in severity depending on the violence of the auto accident. The most common injury is concussion, which can come about in one of three ways.

1. Direct trauma – A contusion occurs when the brain is physically impacted by some foreign object or blunt instrument.
2. Indirect trauma – During an accident, the brain may move around inside the skull and be damaged. Severe whiplash injuries may result in TBI without there being any visible damage to the head.
3. Diffuse axonal injury – Severe twisting and deformation of the brains axonal fibers can result in loss of consciousness and permanent TBI.

Concussions are alterations of your mental state and may result in anything from minor confusion to passing out. It is a symptom of brain damage and any level of concussion should be treated immediately.

Symptoms of TBI

The signs and symptoms of TBI may not be noticed for some time after your accident that is why it is important to seek medical help whenever you are injured in an auto accident. Some of the symptoms to watch for include:

• Headaches
• Neck pain
• Slurred speech
• Slow reaction time
• Difficulty thinking
• Mood swings
• Nausea
• Tinnitus (ringing of the ears)
• Blurred vision
• Changes in any of the five senses

Effects of TBI

Depending on the severity of your TBI, mild to severe, the effects of TBI can be short lived or permanent. Many people who suffer from serve brain injury as a result of an auto accident have some sort of impairment for the rest of their lives. The devastating effects include:

• Monetary losses due to ongoing medical care
• Lost wages
• Long term care expenses
• Mental and emotional changes
• Decreased quality of life

If you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of an auto accident, please contact the brain injury lawyers at the Falvello Law Firm in the Berwick area of Pennsylvania to schedule a free initial consultation. The Falvello Law Firm serves clients in Hazleton, Sugarloaf, Wilkes-Barre, Berwick, and Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.