Brain Injuries
What is an acquired brain injury?
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Brain Injuries on Thursday, March 5, 2015. Most often when one sees or hears the term “brain injury” it is used in connection with traumatic brain injuries. As the name suggests, these kinds of brain injuries are the result of some physical impact affecting the brain. This can be the result of an external force, such an an object piercing the skull and striking the brain, or more often the result of the brain being subject to forces within the cranium, such as bruising, or a concussion that might follow a fall or a car accident. Occasionally, though, another term is used to describe…
Read MoreProblems diagnosing traumatic brain injury
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Brain Injuries on Thursday, February 12, 2015. Brain injuries in the United States are both common and potentially devastating. More than 50,000 people die each year from the effects of traumatic brain injury, and another 2.5 million visits are made by patients to hospital emergency rooms are related to TBI. Neuroimaging techniques, particularly computed tomography or CT scans and magnetic resonance imaging (commonly referred to as MRI) can play important roles in diagnosing and treating patients who have suffered a brain injury. The high cost associated with CT scans and MRIs is a factor that doctors take into consideration before ordering them for patients who have…
Read MoreCan the Louisiana government help with brain injury costs?
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Brain Injuries on Friday, February 6, 2015. The human brain can be a study in contradictions: despite all of its power, it can also be quite fragile and susceptible to injury, especially traumatic injuries. It is this vulnerability to injury that can make recovery from a traumatic brain injury not only time-consuming, but it can also be extraordinarily expensive. The Louisiana legislature has recognized the difficulty that many state residents can have when it comes to affording long-term treatment for head and spinal cord injuries. Accordingly, the Department of Health & Hospitals through the Office of Aging and Adult Services has been tasked to…
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