Brain & Spinal Cord Injuries

Being injured from someone else’s negligence is very difficult, especially when your brain or spinal cord is injured.  Brain & spinal cord injuries are very extreme in nature because these involve your nervous system, which controls many of your bodily functions.  Brain and spinal cord injuries can significantly affect a person’s life, and if you have sustained this serious injury because of someone’s negligent actions, you should immediately seek representation from a Los Angeles accident & injury attorney.

Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury, also called TBI, occurs when the brain is injured by a sudden force, or trauma.    The brain can be driven into the side of the skull by a sudden blow, or by the force of shaking or “whiplash”.  In either case, the brain can suffer bruising and swelling and in some cases the impact will be sufficient to tear blood vessels into the brain, causing intracranial bleeding.

When a brain injury occurs, it is necessary to study the symptoms that follow the accident in order to diagnose the condition. Anyone who has sustained a blow to the head or whiplash-like injuries should be evaluated by a medical professional to determine if the brain has been injured.  Brain injuries can cause serious, life-threatening conditions and can result in permanent, irreversible damage to the brain.  A brain injury can lead to paralysis, seizures, blindness, memory loss, impaired communication skills, and many other disabilities.

Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is defined as any damage to the spinal cord that results in loss of function or mobility.  Such injuries can be caused by trauma or disease and can result in temporary or permanent loss of sensation, loss of movement (paralysis), or loss of bowel or bladder control.  Car accidents are the primary cause but these types of injuries can also be caused by motorcycle accidents, bus accidents, construction accidents and on the job injuries.  This type of injury usually involves swelling of the spinal cord which affects the whole body. When the swelling goes down, the patient may regain function months or years after the injury but it is rare for all functioning to be recovered.

If you have suffered a brain or spinal cord injury because of an accident that was not your fault, you should immediately contact a Los Angeles Accident & Injury Lawyer for help!