Types of Brain Injuries

When A Brain Injury Changes Life Forever, You Need A Skilled Brain Injury Law Firm

Every year, more than 1.5 million Americans suffer brain injuries and approximately 50,000 people die as a result. Sometimes a brain injury, also called acquired brain injury, can be mild, such as a minor concussion that results in momentary unconsciousness or memory loss. In other cases, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have lasting effects on the individual or even cause death. While some minor brain injuries may not be appropriate bases for litigation, serious brain injuries with lasting and serious effects demand the attention and expertise of a skilled brain injury law firm.

At The Helmy Law Firm, we help casualties of brain injury and their families cope with the aftermath of their injuries by obtaining financial resources to cover pain and suffering, medical care, long-term care, rehabilitation therapy, loss of income, and damage to quality of life.

No Two Brain Injuries Are Alike

Every brain injury is unique, and every individual suffering from a brain injury faces unique medical, emotional, and behavioral challenges.

Non-traumatic, or non-violent brain injuries can result from a stroke or a disease such as meningitis. Traumatic brain injuries may result from a blow to the head, such as that which may occur due to a fall, motor vehicle collision, motorcycle accident, or other violent act.

There are two basic types of traumatic brain injuries:

Closed head injury — in which a blow to the head causes damage to the brain while the skull remains intact; and

Penetrating head injury — in which the integrity of the skull is compromised by the penetration of a foreign object, thus causing brain damage.

If the event of a brain injury due to the negligent, careless, or intentional behavior of another party, the individual and his or her family are entitled to compensation for pain, emotional suffering, and loss of quality of life. A serious pediatric head injury is especially tragic, because the person may face a lifetime of diminished emotional, intellectual, sensory/motor, or other neurological potential.

As an experienced personal injury law firm, we help people who have suffered traumatic brain injuries recover their financial losses and obtain the resources they need to cope with the effects of serious brain injury. Our brain injury law team never stops working until we have obtained the maximum compensation possible in each case. At The Helmy Law Firm, we never forget that our clients' futures and quality of life depend on our work.

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