Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), which can also be called "acquired brain injury” or simply “head injury” can occur when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain. TBI can result when the head suddenly and violently hits an object, or when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue. Symptoms of a brain injury could be mild to moderate, or severe, depending on the extent of the damage to the brain.
With a mild brain injury the symptoms you could suffer maybe a mild headache, slight confusion, light-headedness, blurred vision or tired eyes, ringing in the ears, dizziness, bad taste in the mouth, fatigue, a change in your sleep patterns, behavioural or mood changes, and trouble with memory, concentration, or attention.
A person with a moderate or severe brain injury may show similar symptoms but more severe. A headache that gets worse or does not go away, vomiting or nausea, convulsions or seizures, dilation of one or both pupils of the eyes, slurred speech, weakness or numbness in the extremities, loss of coordination, and increased confusion, restlessness, or agitation.
A hematoma is when there is damage to a major blood vessel in the head, or heavy bleeding into or around the brain. There are three types of hematomas that can cause brain damage.
- Bleeding into the area between the skull and the dura is called epidural hematoma. The dura is a tough membrane that covers the entire brain and spinal cord.
- Bleeding is occurring between the area between the dura and the arachnoid membrane.
- Bleeding within the brain itself is called intracerebral hematoma.
If you have had brain injury accident which was not your fault then you entitled to claim compensation. Call us today for some free impartial advice regarding your brain injury and we shall advice you on your best course of action.
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