Brain Injury

June 2012

Recovering from Brain Injury

By |2023-10-21T23:55:56+00:00June 14th, 2012|Brain Injury|

I just finished reading this touching article about one family's struggles with a young daughter who sustained a serious brain injury following a car accident:Bringing Andrea back from brain injury: a father's story  (http://todayhealth.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/12/12191609-bringing-andrea-back-from-brain-injury-a-fathers-story?lite).  The upheaval from such an injury is tremendous.  Families literally have to rethink the way that they live their lives when a loved one [...]

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May 2012

Use of Clot Busting Medications Effective in Treating Stroke

By |2016-03-22T19:51:03+00:00May 21st, 2012|Brain Injury, Stroke|

The use of clot busters (also called "thrombolytics") -- medications used to break up clots that block the flow of blood to the brain -- are even more effective in treating stroke in younger patients than elderly ones, according to a new report.  The medication is designed to dissolve clots that occur with thromboembolic stroke and thereby [...]

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Use of Clot Busting Medicines More Likely at Stroke Centers

By |2019-03-18T22:03:09+00:00May 2nd, 2012|Brain Injury|

A recent study by The Joint Commission, a nonprofit association that accredits hospitals, shows that clot busting medicines are used to treat stroke with greater frequency at certified Primary Stroke Centers than at non-certified hospitals.  These clot busting medicines (also called "thrombolytics"), such as tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), are used to disintegrate clots and return blood flow to [...]

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March 2012

Depression After Brain Injury

By |2019-03-18T22:03:13+00:00March 30th, 2012|Brain Injury|

Understanding brain injury is critical for Ohio lawyers representing victims of medical malpractice or motor vehicle accidents that result in stroke or traumatic brain injury.  Often the client and client's family members are aware that the injury victim "acts differently" since the injury, but cannot fully explain the difference.  We often hear from family members that the injured party [...]

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Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke

By |2019-03-18T22:03:13+00:00March 30th, 2012|Brain Injury|

It has been long-recognized by the medical community that there is a connection between atrial fibrillation (or, A Fib) and stroke.  Further, there are a laundry list of treatments designed to reduce the risk of stroke from A Fib.  Nonetheless, mismanagement of A Fib resulting in stroke is a common type of medical malpractice. The American Heart [...]

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Effects of Brain Injury in Children

By |2022-02-17T23:33:58+00:00March 23rd, 2012|Brain Injury|

How often have you been told that kids bounce back from injury?  A recent study on the impact of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children reports otherwise.  At Mishkind Kulwicki Law, we have extensive experience in handling cases in Ohio where clients suffer a brain injury, whether from trauma, like automobile accidents, or medical negligence, [...]

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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month

By |2019-12-23T19:56:29+00:00March 23rd, 2012|Brain Injury|

The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAUSA) helps raise awareness about and provide resources to victims of brain injury.  At Mishkind Kulwicki Law, we support BIAUSA's mission.  This month, BIAUSA's Brain Injury Awareness Month, gives pause to reflect on the unique needs of our many clients, past and present, who have struggled with this poorly understood neurological [...]

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