A brain or spinal cord injury can change your life in an instant. While the road ahead may feel uncertain, you don’t have to navigate it alone—our nationwide brain and spinal cord injury lawyers can help secure the resources you need to rebuild your life.
There are many causes of brain and spinal injuries, including medical malpractice, car and truck accidents, negligent security, and dangerous products. Some brain and spinal cord injuries are “mild,” while others can be much more severe, even resulting in paralysis, complete dependence on others, and death.
Unfortunately, statistics show that every five minutes, one person will die and another will become permanently disabled due to a brain injury and that every 41 minutes, a person in the United States sustains a spinal cord injury. These injuries are often the result of an individual’s or corporation’s carelessness or negligence.
The brain is perhaps the most important organ in the human body—it sends and receives messages by way of the spinal cord and nerves. A traumatic brain injury occurs when there is a blow to the head or violent movement of the head. No head wound, skull fracture, or loss of consciousness is required for an injury to be classified as a traumatic brain injury. Trauma or violent movement to the brain can have devastating effects, including brain bleeding, swelling, tearing of the nerve tissue, compression of the nerve tissue, and increased intracranial pressure in the injured area.
