Brain Injury Lawyer

Houston, TX–A local student was hit after exiting a bus. On December 8, Tuesday, at around 4 pm, the student got off this bus. After he had gotten out of the bus and went around the back of it, he was crossing the road when a car passed the bus and hit two […]

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A Toronto study of 900 homeless people has found that traumatic brain injury is common among homeless people, who suffer a variety of health effects because of it. In the study, 58% of men and 42% of women suffered from traumatic brain injuries. Importantly, the study suggested that because many of the homeless […]

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Australia has reported that assault was the third most common cause of brain injury with over 3000 cases in 2004-2005. Brain Injury Australia has shown that brain injury is 10 times more common than spinal injuries. Of these brain injuries, about two thirds of the people who suffer them can expect to experience changes in […]

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One of the side effects from the war against terror is the increased incidence of traumatic brain injuries in troops returning home.  As of July, the Defense Department is requiring that every deploying member be tested with the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics within 12 months before deployment
This preemptive assessment will allow military health officials to […]

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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Milan in Italy have been conducting studies to try and discover links between traumatic brain injuries and the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Specifically, these researchers have been monitoring the levels of the protein amyloid beta in patients suffering from traumatic brain injuries as […]

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