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Accidents That Often Cause Brain Injuries

Every year an estimated 1.5 million brain injuries occur throughout the country. About 50,000 people will die as a result, and another 80,000 people will suffer from lifelong disabilities sustained from their injury.

Author: Sara Goldstein

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When the head is severely injured, the brain can be jerked around in the skull, cellular structures can tear, and the brain can swell and bleed causing disruption to the oxygen supply. This can cause irreparable damage to the brain leading to a lifetime of difficulty.
Signs of brain injury can include:

• Headache
• Dizziness
• Confusion
• Blurred vision
• Slurred speech
• Seizures
• Loss of consciousness
• Memory loss
• Paralysis
• Coma

Brain injuries are categorized by being traumatic or acquired. Either type of injury can affect a person the same way, mentally or physically.

Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury can be caused by a severe blow or jolt to the head, violent shaking, penetration to the brain tissue, as well as certain medical mistakes. Common causes of traumatic brain injury include:

• Violent attacks or assaults
• Firearms
• Physical abuse
• Vehicle accidents
• Falls
• Sports and recreational activities
• Explosive blasts
• Shaken baby syndrome
• Anesthesia errors
• Medication error
• Certain medical misdiagnoses

Acquired Brain Injury
Acquired brain injury occurs when cells are affected throughout the brain instead of a specific area being affected. It is not hereditary, degenerative or congenital. Common causes of this type of brain injury include:

• Heart attack
• Stroke
• Blood loss
• Choking
• Infections
• Tumor
• Meningitis
• Insect-carried diseases
• Some venereal diseases
• Electrical shock
• Exposure to chemicals and gases
• Near drowning

If someone you love has suffered from a brain injury in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, please visit the website of Weiss & Paarz P.C.

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New Jersey Medical Malpractice Lawyers at Weiss & Paarz, P.C. believe that in order to maintain the expertise needed to be consistently successful, we must focus 100% of our professional time on handling medical malpractice cases only.

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