What happens to the brain after concussion? New study says concussion kills brain cells
January 13, 2014
As I brain injury lawyer, I see first-hand the complex symptoms of concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the people I help. I also see how these injuries affect my clients for years after car accidents. I’ve written about how brain injuries such as concussions are related to chronic pain, memory problems, depression and […]
Do bicycle helmets really protect against concussion and brain injury?
August 12, 2013
I read a recent article in Bicycling Magazine called “Senseless” by Bruce Barcott. This isn’t just any quick hitter article on bicycle safety or on the importance of wearing bike helmets. In search of whether bicycle helmets truly do protect against the risk of concussion and brain injury, Barcott took an entire year and toured […]
Veterans Administration recognizes traumatic brain injury linked with Parkinson’s, dementia, depression, hormone deficiencies
January 8, 2013
Proposed rule changes for VA benefits for traumatic brain injury The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is now recognizing that traumatic brain injury (TBI) in wounded soldiers may pose serious future problems as well. This recognition based upon the new literature in brain injury and has important implications for lawyers helping people with TBI from […]
Brain injury copies Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS)
December 18, 2012
Symptoms of brain injury that mimic ALS, and what this means for car accident victims The medical community has long suspected that traumatic brain injury can spark the onset and early onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gherig’s disease. A stunning paper published in 2010, however, argues that victims of […]
Helping juries connect with clients who have TBI, chronic pain or depression
December 13, 2012
How to help juries to understand and empathize with an auto accident victim with commonly misunderstood injuries Why are so many people who suffer from TBI, or chronic pain, found so unlikeable by juries? And what things can you as a trial attorney do to help make your client more likeable so a jury will […]
Blood test to detect brain injury?
October 5, 2012
I serve on the executive board of the traumatic brain injury lawyer group of the American Association for Justice, and lately there has been a lot of talk and e-mails about something that seems more like science fiction than reality – a blood test to detect brain injury. An article in PopSci magazine is just […]
What is Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)?
September 28, 2012
How DTI can diagnose concussion and traumatic brain injuries, and help lawyers explain these injuries to juries when insurance company lawyers deny responsibility and attack TBI victims The topic of Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) has been coming up a lot lately. DTI is an imaging scan that helps assess traumatic brain injuries and closed head […]
Recognizing Symptoms of Head Trauma Can Be Difficult
May 9, 2012
According to MedlinePlus (the National Institutes of Health’s Web site) every year, millions of people suffer a head injury. But the danger is that so many head injuries can be difficult to recognize. Sometimes symptoms of head injuries begin to manifest immediately following a trauma. However, very often head injury symptoms don’t become recognizable until […]
The horrifying, often overlooked consequences of chronic pain
April 26, 2012
TED talk by Dr. Elliot Krane says chronic pain is not just a symptom of injury, but an injury itself I often write about the connection between car accident injuries like TBI and chronic pain syndrome. Sadly, so many of these injuries fall into a legal double standard and the victim of these terrible injuries […]
Michigan Auto Law donates $2,500 to the Brain Injury Association of Michigan
April 21, 2012
Our brain injury lawyers participated in March’s Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month to help car accident victims with TBI Last month was Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Awareness Month. To get people talking about the importance of understanding this complicated injury, our brain injury lawyers have made a donation to the Brain Injury Association of Michigan. […]
Michigan law recognizes tragic relationship between auto accidents and traumatic brain injury
April 5, 2012
How the prevalence of motor vehicle accident-related brain injury is reflected in MI auto law governing pain and suffering compensation for accident victims Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) resulting from Michigan car accidents fall into a special category under our auto laws. Unlike other personal injuries to the body and unlike any other auto accident-related injury, […]
The connection between traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer’s
March 30, 2012
Study shows brain injury survivors, even younger ones, suffer accelerated neurodegeneration As a Michigan brain injury attorney, I have a unique challenge when helping many of my clients who have suffered “mild” traumatic brain injury in car accidents and truck accidents. It’s my job to explain to cynical insurance company adjusters and sometimes to juries […]