Brain Injury

Brain Injury

Experienced Indiana Brain Injury Attorneys

Someone in America suffers a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every 21 seconds, according to the Brain Injury Association of America. Brain injuries claim 50,000 lives each year and leave another 80,000 individuals permanently disabled.

If you or a loved one suffered a brain injury, please contact the Indiana brain injury lawyers at Mitchell Hurst Jacobs & Dick  today for a free consultation and case evaluation. Our skilled personal injury attorneys have helped people with brain injuries and their families recover fair financial settlements for 25 years. We would like to assist you, too.

As members of the Indiana Brain Injury Association, we know it is extremely important to have your brain injury assessed by a medical professional who is skilled at evaluating brain injuries. Even if your doctor says your CAT scan or MRI looks good, you still may have disabilities related to your brain injury. Sometimes only psychological testing by a neuropsychologist will reveal the full extent of your injury.

A traumatic brain injury is a type of closed head injury caused by a severe impact to the head. Leading causes of TBIs are motor vehicle crashes, including car accidents, truck accidents, and motorcycle accidents , falls, sports injuries, and violence. People who survive brain injuries can suffer from cognitive, behavioral, and emotional complications. Many require long term care planning.

Anoxic brain injuries occur when the flow of oxygen to the brain is interrupted. Strokes, near-drowning incidents, medical mistakes , and birth injuries are among the causes of anoxic brain injuries.

Brain injuries can cause devastating disabilities, including paralysis and coma. Brain injuries can also cause changes in personality, irritability, movement disorders, mental confusion, and a host of other symptoms.

The effects of severe brain injuries can include significant cognitive impairment, paralysis, coma, and death. Even mild brain damage can cause major disruption in a person’s thinking, memory, and personality.

Birth injuries can include both traumatic and anoxic brain injuries. The infant may develop cerebral palsy (CP) or Erb palsy (commonly misspelled: Erb’s palsy) due to a brain injury sustained at birth. These birth injuries require a lifetime of care.

With offices in Indianapolis and Muncie, Indiana, the brain injury law firm of Mitchell Hurst Jacobs & Dick represents clients in the communities of Carmel, Noblesville, Lebanon, Greenwood, Bloomington, Terre Haute, Fort Wayne, Valparaiso, Kokomo, New Castle, Anderson and throughout Indiana.