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Normal CT Scan After a Concussion: Can you still have a serious brain injury?

One of the most common misunderstandings I encounter in traumatic brain injury cases begins with a sentence like this: “But my CT scan was normal.” People understandably assume that if they went to the emergency room after an automobile collision, underwent a CT scan of the head, and were told the scan was normal, they could not have suffered a concussion or traumatic brain injury. That is simply not what a normal CT scan means. A CT scan is an extraordinarily useful medical tool. But we have to understand what the test was designed to find—and what it was never

Why Family Members Often Notice the Brain Injury Before Doctors Do

One of the most important sources of information following a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury may not be found in an initial CT scan, an MRI, or even in the examination room. It may be sitting across the dinner table. Family members frequently recognize subtle changes in a person following a brain injury before the injured person fully recognizes those changes—and sometimes before a physician has had an opportunity to examine them. There is a simple reason for this: your family knows you. They know the person you were before the injury. They know how you think, talk, remember,

When the Person You Love is Not Quite the Same: Navigating Life After a Brain Injury

Understanding the changes, finding the right words, and helping your family navigate life after a brain injury. It begins with little things, things so small you hardly notice them at the time. Perhaps your husband forgets a conversation you had the evening before. Your wife seems unusually impatient with the children. Someone who was always organized begins misplacing things, forgetting appointments, or struggling with ordinary decisions. There may be moments of irritability, unusual silence, or a certain distance that wasn’t there before. Nothing particularly alarming. Everyone has days like that, and you have no reason to believe these occasional lapses

Why Won’t My Headache Go Away After a Concussion?

Headaches are among the most common symptoms following a concussion or traumatic brain injury. Although many improve within days or weeks, others persist for months or even years, sometimes becoming one of the most disabling consequences of the injury. These are known as post-traumatic headaches. The International Headache Society[1] recognizes post-traumatic headaches as a distinct category of headache disorder. Unlike migraines or tension headaches that arise independently, a post-traumatic headache is classified as a secondary headache. It develops as a consequence of a brain injury. It may resemble a migraine or tension headache, but its relationship to the trauma is what

What Makes Brain Injury Cases So Complex?

Traumatic brain injury cases are among the most complicated cases a personal injury lawyer can handle. The reason is not simply that the medicine is difficult. It is that almost every important part of the case presents its own challenge: understanding how the brain was injured, identifying what changed afterward, connecting those changes to the injury, and ultimately explaining all of it in a way that ordinary people can understand. The human brain is extraordinarily complicated. It contains billions of nerve cells communicating through enormous networks, and different regions participate in memory, attention, vision, balance, language, emotion, judgment, behavior, and

How do I know if I need a Dallas brain injury lawyer after an accident?

If you have suffered a concussion or traumatic brain injury because of someone else’s negligence, one of the questions you may eventually ask is: Do I really need a lawyer? My answer is that you should at least talk with an experienced brain injury lawyer relatively early. If your symptoms are significant, troubling, or confusing—or if they continue beyond the first several days or a week—I would not wait. A consultation does not obligate you to pursue a claim. It gives you an opportunity to understand what may be happening medically, what your legal rights are, and what should be

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