Brain Injury Lawyers Network

TBI can be easily, and is often, dismissed by society and some “old school” health care givers as being a feigned illness. Because the outward physical experience of TBI victims is often the same as before the injury took place, a sense of social isolation begins to creep up on many traumatic brain injury victims over an extended period of time. The sooner you contact a Texas brain injury lawyer the sooner said symptoms can be tracked and monitored. The post-injury experience of many TBI victims can be so difficult to explain or be understood that it can even lead to alienation between the victims and their immediate family members. A Texas brain injury lawyer can assess and explain moderate to severe cases. Between 8-10% of all TBIs are “moderate” in nature. However, some studies say that this may be considered too low of a percentage, and the number is actually much closer to 28% of all TBIs. Testing to determine the degree of damage from a TBI will help determine the ideal course of action for treating and rehabilitating a patient. In “moderate” cases, posttraumatic amnesia duration (PTA) is a good guide of how to label the TBI. If PTA lasts anywhere from 1 to 24 hours in length, the TBI can be considered moderate in nature and the course of treatment will change accordingly.