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The personal injury lawyers at Bendall & Mednick can help brain injury victims and their families obtain fair compensation for their injuries. Brain injuries can often go undiagnosed as they are difficult to identify. However, these types of injuries can permanently harm your quality of life and limit your ability to even complete everyday tasks. There are a number of symptoms of traumatic brain injuries, which are more commonly known as concussions.

Causes of Brain Injuries

Your brain is incredibly complex and sensitive that medical science has only begun to truly understand. A major blow to the head is not always necessary to sustain a significant injury to the brain. There are a number of different circumstances that can lead to brain damage, such as:
  • Exposure to organophosphate pesticides and other toxic chemicals
  • Head trauma in a car crash, fall or other accident
  • Lack of oxygen during birthing (birth asphyxia)
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Subtle accidents from minor car crashes

Proper Diagnosis is Necessary

Many brain injuries go undiagnosed because recognizing the symptoms can be difficult, and no one involved has connected the dots between the symptoms and the injury. Our attorneys have decades of experience handling cases involving concussions and other brain injuries. We can connect you with a proper medical specialist who can diagnose your symptoms.
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Compensation for a Concussion

Concussions, also called traumatic brain injuries (TBI), are caused by trauma suffered by the head. They are not necessarily caused by a dramatic blow to the head, being knocked unconscious, suffered bleeding or needing to receive stitches. Even if you have sustained only a minor bump on the head or your body was shaken violently even without actual impact, you may have suffered a concussion.

Closed head injuries of this sort are common in auto accidents, and the resulting damage goes undiagnosed at first. Before accepting a settlement for an accident, you should determine if you have suffered a traumatic brain injury as part of it.

Identifying a Brain Injury

Even suffering a mild brain injury can lead to a lifetime of consequences. If you are experiencing any of the symptoms mentioned below, you'll want to get an accurate medical diagnosis.

These symptoms are not always easy to identify and may be so subtle at first that you may not connect them to the accident. Not everyone who has suffered a brain injury experiences all of these symptoms and some may emerge over time.
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Notable Brain Damage Symptoms

  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Intense or frequent headaches
  • Irritability and other personality or mood changes
  • Poor performance at work
  • Short-term memory loss

Why Do Brain Injuries Go Undiagnosed?

Brain injuries may go undiagnosed because they are difficult to detect with basic medical testing. Also, symptoms of these injuries do not always become apparent until much later. Many people who have suffered brain injuries in accidents are able to go home from the hospital fairly quickly and some may not need to go to the ER. Others may return to work in a few days or even right away.

However, symptoms may start to emerge down the road. You or your family may notice that it is hard for you to concentrate or some personality changes. At the time, you may have felt that your injuries were too minor to cause brain damage, even if you had an X-ray or MRI taken after your accident.

Get an Accurate Diagnosis

An undiagnosed concussion or another brain injury, even a mild one, can have major consequences. You may need to see a neuropsychologist or undergo further tests such as a CT or PET scan. Bendall & Mednick can help you get the compensation you deserve so you won't have to pay a penny towards any of these medical expenses.
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