Why Personal Injury Lawsuits Are Important for Brain and Spine Injury Victims

Brain and spinal cord injuries are some of the most devastating consequences of accidents. Each year, more than 1.4 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries or TBI. Sadly, about 50,000 of those are fatal, and another 230,000 lead to lengthy hospital stays. Today, more than...

Look for the signs of traumatic brain injury after a car accident

Car accidents can cause a number of health problems and injuries, ranging from the relatively minor to the completely disabling. Some collision victims make the mistake of thinking that being able to get up and walk away from the crash site means they do not have to worry about i...

Getting the care you need after a traumatic brain injury

Brain injury is a national epidemic, according to the Texas Brain Injury Alliance. It is estimated that more than 144,000 Texans sustain brain injuries each year. That is one every four minutes. More than 381,000 live with a disability caused by a brain injury. TBI is unpredictab...

Traumatic brain injury can lead to neurodegenerative disease

If you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from a work-related accident, you already know how difficult it is to cope with the changes caused by the brain injury. A TBI can cause headaches, nausea, sleep disturbance and difficulty in thinking. One thing you...

Dallas man suffered head injury; awarded settlement

A Dallas man, whose career frequently involved setting up sound equipment, was seriously injured when accumulated snow and ice was dislodged from the roof of a football stadium where he was working at the time. The impact left him with a fractured skull. The head injury led to th...

Triathlon statistics and brain injury; Texas residents concerned

People train extremely hard for triathlons. These races require both stamina and endurance from the participants. Even for the most experienced and most trained athletes may run into problems on the course though. Recently it was reported that in the past seven years, the swimmin...

Texas near drowning causes teenager severe brain injury

Drowning can occur in a very small amount of water in the right circumstances, so a pool full of water can understandably become a dangerous place to be. Even if life is not lost, serious brain injuries can occur from being under water too long without oxygen. A lawsuit was rece...

Texas gets inspiration from girl with serious brain injury

Suffering from an injury obtained in an accident can be difficult. Coming back from that injury can be even more challenging. Brain injuries can occur in many ways, and recovering from them can be quite the challenge. Injured Texas residents can look to a young woman for their in...

New therapy being tested for traumatic brain injury

Medical science is always moving forward and then sometimes falling back in the never-ending quest for new treatments. Now there is a researcher who is working to find the first possible treatment for traumatic brain injury. Patients everywhere, including Texas could possibly ben...

Debate surrounds brain injury lawsuit filed against midwife

The decision to bring a child into the world at home is one made by prospective parents in Texas and across the nation. A recently filed lawsuit alleges that a midwife hired to assist in a home birth made errors that led to a serious brain injury to the infant. The case has many ...