Brain trauma can have serious ramifications for your health, livelihood and quality of life. A brain injury can occur without any external wounds or bleeding. You may not realize your brain has been injured immediately after an accident like a ...
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Traumatic Brain Injuries: Causes and Myths
About 1.7 million people in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And yet, there are many misconceptions about how you get a TBI and ...
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Brain Injury: Coup and Contrecoup – What Does it Mean?
If you or someone you love has suffered a traumatic brain injury in an accident, you may have heard a lot of unfamiliar terms, including something that sounds like “coo”, “contra coo”, or “coo contra coo”. Or maybe you saw ...
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Common Injuries Caused Drunk Drivers
The leading cause of death among Americans aged 34 and under is car accidents. In fact, on average about 28 people die every day in car accidents that involve drivers who are under the influence of alcohol.
Driving while under ...
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Delayed Symptoms after a Car Accident
“I felt fine immediately after the accident. I didn’t feel the pain until a few days after the accident.”
Sound familiar? Many victims of car accidents fail to seek medical treatment after a collision because they don’t notice any pain. ...
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Side Impact Collisions
You’re driving along when suddenly another vehicle collides with the side of your vehicle. This is known as a side impact collision or T-bone accident. They commonly occur when one vehicle runs through a yellow or red light in an ...
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Traumatic Brain Injury in the US
Traumatic Brain Injury in the US: the Facts
Nearly 30% of all injury deaths are from TBI: 40% are from falls, 14% are motor vehicle wrecks, 11% are assaults, and the rest are unknown causes. TBI survivors can have problems ...
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TBI as a Result of Car Accidents in Atlanta
TBI (traumatic brain injury) is one of the most common car accident injuries in Atlanta. In fact, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, car accidents account for over 17 percent of all TBI cases nationally, ...
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What are the Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury?
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an umbrella term that covers multiple symptoms pertaining to varying specific injuries.
Symptoms of a TBI may not always be instantly apparent. If you or a loved one is involved in an accident that results ...
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