Each year, around 1.5 million Americas develop traumatic brain injury, and vehicle accidents are among the leading causes. TBIs often require a lengthy healing process, and sometimes, the patient never regains full health. Patients in Central and Southwest Virginia...
Traumatic brain injuries can have a multitude of effects on the people who deal with them, sometimes persisting for years. Residents of Virginia should know that research has shown a link between TBIs and sleep disorders. This information emerged thanks to a study of...
Vehicle accidents in Virginia can have serious consequences, such as traumatic brain injury. TBI occurs when the head hits a hard surface from the accident impact. TBIs include several types, such as concussions and penetrating injury, and they produce various...
Anybody who suffers a traumatic brain injury must deal with a lot of issues. While some of these are nuisances, others can have a more pronounced negative impact on their life.Every system in the body can be affected by the traumatic brain injury. The location,...
Brain injuries can cause many impacts for the victim. For some individuals, the cognitive effects of the injury are problematic because it makes normal activities much more difficult. Cognitive abilities have to do with the way that you think or know things.The ways...
Many types of accidents can lead to brain injuries, but not all brain injuries produce the same difficulties. Some victims will recover from their injuries with very little long term damage while others won't ever be able to get back to where they were prior to the...
Suffering from a brain injury means that your life may dramatically change. When the injury is the result of another person's negligence, you may realize that you shouldn't be the one who has to deal with the financial impacts of the injury. When this happens, you may...
People who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can have many lifelong problems from the injury. Unfortunately, there aren't always easy solutions to these. Many patients will have a team of professionals to help them cope. This can include medical professionals, as...
Location, location, location. That buzzword isn't solely appropriate for real estate. After all, for patients who need to recover from serious and complex health issues, the trajectory of their recovery can depend greatly on the type of therapies and assistance that...
You may notice your reflexes are not what they were before. It may be harder to remember words or perform tasks you used to take for granted. A brain injury can have effects that are not obvious right away or even later, but they can be permanent and affect a person's...
