What Is an Acute Brain Injury?
Acute brain injuries are injuries to the brain that are the result of a sudden jolt or blow to the head. They can also be caused by an object going through the skull and into the brain tissue.
These injuries have symptoms that can impact your, or your loved ones, quality of life. What rights do you have when someone you love acquires an acute brain injury at the fault of another person?
Contact a Las Vegas traumatic brain injury lawyer from our personal injury law office today to schedule your free consultation and let us help you ensure that your potential legal rights are protected.
Can You Get an Acute Brain Injury in a Car Accident?
No one expects to be involved in an accident when they get into a vehicle. But when you are, a lot of possible injuries are talked about. One of which is an acute brain injury.
Acute brain injuries, a form of traumatic brain injury (TBI), are one of the most common car accident injuries. They frequently happen in accidents since your head is not secured in the vehicle. The seat belt holds your body in place; however, your head is free. So when you are involved in a collision, the sudden change of speed and direction, coupled with the force of impact means that your head can get yanked around and hit a hard object such as a window. This can damage the delicate tissue in your brain, causing an acute brain injury. These injuries can impact your entire life.
What are the Symptoms of an Acute Brain Injury?
If you are involved in an accident in which your head is injured, you may wonder what signs to look out for. Symptoms of an acute brain injury can range in severity. Mild symptoms consist of headaches, irritability, memory issues, nausea, changes in sleep patterns, and dizziness.
Symptoms of a more severe injury are loss of consciousness, severe headache that will not go away, slurred speech, difficulty walking, behavioral changes, seizures, one pupil dilation, bleeding from the ears or nose, obvious blunt trauma to the head, including protruding objects and large lacerations in the head, coma, and even brain death.
Any one of these symptoms will impact your day to day life. They may cause you to withdraw from your family, friends, and even from your work. The pain and suffering, and loss of wages, if applicable, could have been avoided if the accident hadn’t occurred.
How an Attorney Can Help
What happens if you are diagnosed with an acute brain injury? What do you do if the injury impacts your life or the life of your loved one? What rights do you have if you were not at fault for the accident?
Contact us to schedule your free, confidential case evaluation if you believe you or a loved one may have an acute brain injury. You may have valuable legal rights that need to be protected. We are here to help.