A recent study published in Brain reports that repetitive mild traumatic brain injury can have major long-term consequences. The study looked at athletes and military personnel who had sustained repeated hits to the head over time. 80% were found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a progressive condition whose symptoms can include memory loss, depression and dementia. There is no [...]
The Ohio Senate passed legislation on Tuesday designed to protect children who sustain a concussion during a sporting event. The legislation was proposed by Akron's Childrens Hospital and other medical groups in response to increasing awareness about the potentially serious long-term effects of concussions and post-concussion syndrome. The legislation contains an eduction component aimed at [...]
(...following is a continued discussion about proving damages in brain injury and stroke cases...) Once a brain injury is suspected, it is important to gather information from the client, the client's family, accident-related records (like an incident report or police report), and the client's medical records. These sources offer important clues about the severity of [...]
Proving damages in brain injury and stroke cases is very challenging because the injury is often "hidden." Unlike a wrongful death claim or a case involving obvious physical injuries, brain damage from trauma or stroke can result in purely cognitive changes that are difficult to show, especially when the damage cannot be reproduced on MRI, [...]
In my past blogs, I identified some key resources for families who are coping with brain injury. Add The Sarah Jane Brain Project to the list: http://www.thebrainproject.org/#tab-1. This foundation was started by a physician whose daughter sustained traumatic brain injury. The founding physician recognizes that no matter the cause, whether a stroke, a car crash, birth injury or an assault, [...]
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 [...]
Recently, we have seen a number of medical malpractice cases in Ohio arising out of a physician's failure to protect a patient from consequences of sleep apnea. Sleep apnea occurs when a person experiences abnormal pauses in breathing, or abnormally low breathing, during sleep. Each pause in breathing can last from a few seconds to minutes, and may [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]