02/05/2016
There are many different causes of a traumatic brain injury, including automobile accidents, falls, assaults, sports-related accidents, stroke, aneurysm, brain tumors, being too close to an explosion, exposure to toxic substances as well as child or domestic abuse. A brain injury may result in impairments in several areas including: cognition, speech-language communication, memory, attention and concentration, reasoning, abstract thinking, physical functions, psychosocial behavior and information processing.
If you or a loved one has sustained a traumatic brain injury, the Brain Injury Association of Kansas and Greater Kansas City can help.
The number of Americans who sustain a traumatic brain injury every year is astounding. It’s estimated to be 2.5 million Americans who suffer this horrific injury. In addition, an estimated 5.3 million Americans, a little more than 2 percent of the United States population, currently live with disabilities resulting from traumatic brain injury.
A traumatic brain injury, sometimes simply referred to as a “brain injury”, references an injury to the brain that occurs after birth. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain caused by an outside physical force, and falls under the more general “acquired brain injury” heading. A traumatic brain injury may cause an altered or reduced state of consciousness, and results in an impairment of physical functioning or cognitive abilities. It can also cause a disturbance of emotional or behavioral functioning. These impairments may be either temporary or permanent and cause partial or total functional disability or psychosocial difficulties.
If you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a result of an accident, contact an experienced injury attorney, James Shetlar, for help sorting through the difficult medical and legal issues.
