Medical bills from brain injuries can often exceed $100,000. But these staggering costs, which may not be covered by health insurance, only account for a portion of an injured person’s damages.
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Traumatic Brain Injuries send about three million people to hospital emergency rooms every year. A significant number of these individuals are treated and released. Often, that is because doctors do not recognize head injury symptoms. Or, they misinterpret the symptoms as shock from an accident, early-onset dementia, or something else.
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Head injuries are some of the most common and serious injuries suffered by car accident victims. Although the side effects of a head injury depend on the severity of the trauma as well as the area of the brain that sustained the majority of the damage, victims generally suffer from headaches, dizziness, and even memory […]
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If you are an adult child caring for an elderly parent, you may find yourself choosing a nursing home for your loved one. Once that choice is made, you should feel confident that your loved one is being cared for properly and treated with compassion and dignity. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. Nursing […]
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Simply stated, Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) are unique. These injuries are quite unlike other types of injuries, and not just because of the high fatality rate. Other physical wounds, such as broken bones, may eventually heal, given time and treatment, but a traumatic brain injury is often permanent because once brain cells die, they never […]
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A soft tissue injury is classified as damage to a person’s muscles, ligaments, or tendons. They can be caused by a sprain, strain, overuse, or a single impact to the body that results in a contusion (otherwise known as a bruise). They are injuries that do not involve any bone or internal organ and are […]
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Social media can have a significant and negative impact on a personal injury case. Information posted on public social media sites is information that has been shared in a public forum (even when the highest privacy settings are utilized) and is not protected from having to be disclosed in connection with a lawsuit. People who […]
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While the connection between traumatic brain injuries and an increased risk of dementia has long been established, a recent study done on a statistically significant group of veterans now demonstrates that even a mild traumatic brain injury – namely a brain injury that does not result in a loss of consciousness – will increase a […]
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A Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the result of either a direct impact to the head or an impact to the body causing whiplash to the brain. It is a common injury in car accidents and slip and fall accidents and is sometimes accompanied by a loss of consciousness or period of confusion that lasts […]
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If you have health insurance, you might have noticed that certain healthcare providers will provide a discount on medical bills based on the type of health insurance you have. If you have been injured by another person’s negligence, Missouri and Kansas law state that you are entitled to recover the amount of the medical bills […]
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