In the United States, 1.7 million American suffer traumatic brain injuries each year. Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are not always visible and may not be immediately detected, reported or treated. Ah4y can, however, cause lifelong harm for victims. There are more...
Brain Injury
Understanding the consequences of a traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury is a growing problem that causes long term struggles for victims and their families. A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can alter the lives of victims and their families and what is normal in an instant. TBIs result from the head of the victim...
Diagnosing, treating and the costs associated with brain injuries
A brain injury can result in both immediate and long-term harm to victims. Annually, 1.1 million Americans are treated in emergency rooms for traumatic brain injuries or TBIs. Additionally, each year, nearly two million adults and children suffer from TBIs. Traumatic...
Knowing the symptoms of a brain injury
There are different types of brain injuries, ranging from mild to severe. Severe brain injuries can occur in different ways, including closed and penetrating brain injuries. Closed brain injuries can occur in traumatic accidents, such as car accidents, and may be...
A look at the potentially extensive treatment for brain injuries
Brain injuries can cause extensive physical and emotional trauma. The goal of immediate medical care and intervention is to minimize the impact or worsening of the injury, which is treated with emergency care, medications and, at times, surgical intervention. This...
Traumatic brain injuries are costly for Oklahomans
Brain injuries for individuals living with them have been described as a silent epidemic. Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are the number one killer in the United States of individuals under 44 and kill more individuals under the age of 34 than all diseases combined....
The serious consequences of traumatic brain injuries
Individuals who suffer a traumatic brain injury can experience serious harm that may lead to permanent disability and the need for long-term care. Victims of TBI may experience impaired thinking, memory, movement, vision, hearing or emotional disruptions. Because of...
Avoiding the common risks that cause traumatic brain injury
Oklahomans understand that brain injuries have the potential for permanent damage that leave victims facing a lifetime of constant medical care. Many people have seen both military personnel and athletes who sustained traumatic brain injuries face severe impairments....
Progesterone treatments for brain injury ineffective
Severe brain damage is one of the worst injuries anyone can sustain, and it occurs everywhere and every day in the United States, including in Oklahoma. People can suffer brain injuries from falls, motor vehicle accidents and contact sports. Once a person sustains...
How compensation improves the lives of OK brain injury victims
Any Oklahoma citizen can sustain a brain injury in a variety of different types of accidents, including transportation mishaps, truck and vehicle rollovers and car collisions. Unlike some other types of injuries, brain injuries frequently leave their victims with...