Brain and Head Injury

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brain injury lawyer new yorkFor family, friends and the injured, brain damage can be severely life changing. Head traumas caused by a vehicle collision, fall, or another event similar, has the potential to cause serious and permanent brain damage. In many cases, people with moderate brain damage go unaware of their disability. This occurs because there is a variety in severity and x-rays or CT scans at a hospital may not be able to show the damage, especially in cases where the symptoms are subtle.

In working with someone that has a brain injury, it is important to have the financial aspects addressed for all past and future losses, such as: lost income, medical care and rehabilitation, pain and suffering. However, it is equally important to act quickly in a brain injury case, because often times improvement beings to slow after six months from the date of the accident that caused the injury.

While some people with brain injuries may make some recovery, often times, many do not. The injury is real and requires immediate attention and therapy. Some injuries can result in the injured person having mild limitations, be unable to work, perform daily activities, care for themselves, etc.

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