Los Angeles Accident & Injury Lawyers
Attorneys Helping Brain Injury Victims
If you or someone you care about has suffered a brain injury, you may be entitled to receive compensation if it can be proved that someone’s negligence led to the injury. At El Dabe Law Firm, we provide assistance to injured victims and their families after sustaining brain injuries. Brain injuries can be acquired during traumatic accidents such as auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, truck accidents, construction accidents or Jet Ski accidents or can result from using defective products or medical malpractice. Whatever the causes of your brain injury are, a Los Angeles personal injury attorney can help determine if you should file a personal injury claim to receive compensation for your injuries.
Brain injuries fall under two categories: traumatic brain injuries and acquired brain injuries. While traumatic and acquired brain injuries occur differently, both may impact the way a person thinks, feels, acts, and moves, and can also affect body functions and sensory perception.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury is a result of a direct blow to the head. The force is large enough to break through the skull and damage the soft brain, or to cause the brain to move within the skull. Traumatic brain injuries can be caused by:
- Car crashes
- Falls
- Sports
- Firearms
- Physical violence
Acquired Brain Injury
An acquired brain injury is one that has occurred after birth, and is not hereditary, congenital, or degenerative. Acquired brain injuries occur on a cellular level, which means that instead of a particular area in the brain being affected, cells throughout the entire brain are affected. Common causes of acquired brain injury include:
- Airway obstruction
- Near drowning
- Choking
- Injuries in which the chest has been crushed
- Electrical shock
- Lightening strike
- Trauma to the head or neck
- Blood loss
- Artery impingement
- Shock
- Heart attack
- Stroke
Contact a Los Angeles Personal Injury Lawyer today to discuss the accident that led to your brain injury!
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