It is estimated that more than 50,000 Americans die as a result of traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year, and according to the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA), 1.5 million Americans fall victim to traumatic brain injury each year. It is also estimated that 5.3 million Americans are forced to live with conditions resulting from TBI, meaning, those who survive TBI are left with neuropsychological impairments that result in disabilities that affect work life, family life, and social activity.

While there are many common disabilities resulting from traumatic brain injury such as anxiety, balance problems, depression, difficulty with speech, difficulty listening, headache, and fatigue, sleep disturbance, nausea, slow thinking, memory problems, irritability, and mood swings, there are just as many little known brain injury symptoms and little know brain injuries that exist. These may include vision disturbances (seen in 30% to 85% of TBI) cases, alterations of smell and taste (found in mild to moderate head injury cases), glandular dysfunction (found in cases of moderate and severe brain injury), sexual dysfunction (moderate and severe brain injury cases), and sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL).

If you or someone you love has been involved in an accident that results in brain injury, you should hire a brain injury lawyer or attorney to help you recover damages suffered as a result of the accident. While no amount of money can reverse the damage done by a brain injury, it can certainly help cover all current and future medical expenses resulting from the accident. In some cases, the victim may even be able to recover monies for pain and suffering. Because each state has it’s own set of brain injury and personal injury laws, a brain injury lawyer or attorney will have a strict focus on personal injury and they will be well versed in your states statutes and laws relative to brain injury.

It’s best not to wait to contact a brain injury lawyer or attorney as statutes of limitations do apply in most states. Procrastinating could be costly for you and it could hinder your case in many ways. When seeking a brain injury lawyer or attorney, look for experience and success. When selecting a personal injury attorney or lawyer, make sure that they have a strict focus on brain injury. To locate an experienced and successful brain injury lawyer or attorney in your area, visit the American Bar Association website.

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