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Why Choose Henson Fuerst Attorneys To Represent You?
We work directly with professionals such as neurologists, neuropsychiatrists, neuropsychologists, physical therapists, rehabilitation specialists, life care planners, and economists to thoroughly assess each traumatic brain injury case and determine the care and assistance it requires in both the short term and long term. Representing and advocating for traumatic brain injury victims is not just part of our career — it’s our calling. We want the best outcome in your recovery and will work tirelessly to ensure a bright future ahead for you and your loved ones.
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Beyond being a brain injury specialist, Thomas is also a member of the American Association for Justice’s Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group and a board member of the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina. He has presented at numerous conferences for traumatic brain injury survivors, their caregivers, and other brain injury specialists like himself. Thomas’s knowledge extends to the whole team and their desire to help those that suffer a serious injury. If you or a loved one are suffering from a traumatic brain injury, Henson Fuerst is here to help.
What Is a Traumatic Brain Injury?
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are typically caused by direct trauma to the head but can also be the result of oxygen deprivation or a forceful impact to the body that causes the brain to shake inside the skull.
Common injury-causing events include:
- auto accidents
- drug overdoses
- slip and fall injuries
- sports injuries
- toxic exposure
It is imperative to know what to look out for when head trauma initially occurs, especially in the context of high-impact sports. Sports-related head trauma is one of the leading causes of a traumatic brain injury. Too often, concussions and other head injuries are dismissed by athletes and coaches as “getting your bell rung.” Unfortunately, you can’t “walk it out” or “shake it off” when it comes to mitigating a traumatic brain injury, which is why all head injuries and concussions should be taken seriously.
Overlooking concussions is likely to lead to a traumatic brain injury and a potential lifetime of care. Following a TBI, some of our clients have had to learn how to walk, talk, and feed themselves again. Some are not able to work and depend on loved ones to tend to their every need. Others experience distinct and long-term changes in mood and personality, jeopardizing their existing relationships.
As the victim of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), it’s important to consider how the location of the injury in the brain can affect the symptoms and problems that may result.
There are five primary sections of the brain: parietal, frontal, occipital, temporal, and cerebellum. Each area controls specific brain functions. Therefore, the location of an injury in the brain is highly predictive of the types of problems victims of TBIs may experience. For example:
- Injury to the Frontal Lobe: This type of injury may affect your ability to focus, organize, and plan. It may also cause mood or personality changes.
- Injury to the Temporal Lobe: This type of injury may impact your memory.
- Injury to the Cerebellum: This type of injury may impact your balance and equilibrium. It may also affect your motor skills.
- Injury to the Occipital Lobe: This type of injury may impact your vision.
- Injury to the Parietal Lobe: This type of injury may affect your visual attention, perception, and sense of touch.
It’s rare that the effects of an injury are limited to a single, focused part of the brain or a single type of symptom. The delicate nerves of the brain, which allow various parts of the brain to communicate with each other, can be easily damaged and torn.
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Frequently Asked Questions
As the victim of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), you have unique medical, legal, and financial needs. The experienced North Carolina traumatic brain injury attorneys at Henson Fuerst understand that your needs often extend beyond those of other types of personal injury cases.
We’re here to assist and guide you in coordinating the appropriate resources you need, such as:
- attendant or daily life care,
- financial management and planning,
- Medicaid, Medicare, or TriCare health insurance benefits,
- Social Security Disability benefits,
- structured settlements or annuities,
- Veterans Disability benefits,
- vocational rehabilitation,
- brain injury support groups,
- and work assistance or job coaching programs.
It’s our goal to evaluate your needs and determine how to best help you meet them.
As a brain injury victim, your medical needs depend on the severity of your brain injury and on the success of treatments and therapies you receive in the critical period following the accident. Your medical needs may include:
- cognitive therapy and retraining,
- home assistance,
- medication for trauma-related depression or anxiety,
- occupational therapy,
- physical therapy,
- and speech therapy.
Even a mild brain injury—or concussion—can have both immediate and long-lasting effects. No matter how minor or severe you think your brain injury is, the first thing you should do is seek medical attention. For years, many physicians considered concussions minor injuries. Now, neurologists have found that people who suffer concussions face a number of brain and thinking problems and have an increased risk of early dementia.
Your brain is affected differently depending on the location of your brain injury.
- Injury to the frontal lobe may affect your ability to focus, organize, and plan. It may also cause mood or personality changes.
- Injury to the temporal lobe may impact your memory.
- Injury to the cerebellum may impact your balance and equilibrium. It may also affect your motor skills.
- Injury to the occipital lobe may impact your vision.
- Injury to the parietal lobe may affect your visual attention, perception, and sense of touch.
It’s rare that the effects of an injury will be limited to a single, focused part of the brain or to a single type of symptom.
Should your case go to trial:
- We will give the jury a full picture of how your brain has been damaged by presenting descriptions from your medical providers. These descriptions provide an objective analysis of your injury and can clearly explain why and how a trauma directly caused your brain injury.
- Our North Carolina brain injury attorneys will ask family and friends to talk about the changes they have seen in your behavior. These before-and-after descriptions allow the jury to see how you and your family have suffered.
- We will use exhibits, charts, diagrams, videos, and other visual aids to illustrate your injury and how the injury caused a specific deficit in your ability to think, remember, move, work, or function. Exhibits that are easy to understand are the most persuasive, so we often use diagrams of the brain to explain how the different parts of the brain function.
Enlargements of actual CT or MRI scans of your injured brain can show the specific locations of injury, and 3D exhibits can be used to overlay the areas of injury with the affected lobes of the brain, showing the impact on your brain function.
Signs and Symptoms of a Traumatic Brain Injury
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Blurred or double vision
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Difficulty concentrating or speaking
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Difficulty walking or coordinating fine movements
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Dizziness
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Excessive fatigue
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Excessive sleepiness
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Immediate and persistent headache
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Loss of consciousness
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Memory loss
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Seizures
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Tremors
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Vomiting or feeling nauseated