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The majority of head injuries that involve the brain are classified as mild traumatic brain injury, a name that sounds deceptively benign. Even a mild traumatic brain injury can have serious repercussions for victims and their loved ones.
Most brain injuries come from minor head injuries that do not penetrate the skull. mild traumatic brain injury is most often a results of "closed head injuries", where the damage comes from the brain twisting inside the skull, or hitting against the bone. Many mild traumatic brain injury cases do no result in hospitalization, and may not have long-term consequences.
A mild traumatic brain injury is usually referred to as a concussion. A person who has experienced a mild traumatic brain injury will usually experience a period of altered consciousness, during which he or she is often dazed or unconscious. Early symptoms of a mild traumatic brain injury include headache, dizziness, vertigo, lack of awareness of surroundings, nausea, and vomiting.
Later mild traumatic brain injury symptoms are known as "Post Concussion Syndrome". These results of a mild traumatic brain injury can cause problems for the victim and loved ones, and in some cases, long-term consequences, such as inability to function socially or to work. Later mild traumatic brain injury symptoms include chronic headache, anxiety, depression, personality changes, slowed reaction time, vision problems, intolerance of loud noises and bright lights, and problems with mental functions such as math and memory.
An individual with a mild traumatic brain injury may be entitled to recover funds associated with the problems stemming from the incident. Medical care for the mild traumatic brain injury, lost wages, compensation for loved ones who work as caregivers, and punitive damages are all potentially available for a mild traumatic brain injury victim. An attorney experienced in representing persons with mild traumatic brain injury and other injury-related conditions may be able to give you more information specific to your case.
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