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Brain damage can be devastating.
Brain damage is damage that results in impairments in one or more functions, including: arousal, attention, language, memory, reasoning, abstract thinking, judgment, problem-solving, sensory abilities, perceptual abilities, motor abilities, psychosocial behavior, information processing and speech.
Reading, walking and talking. They're all things we do every day. They're all things that we take for granted. But if you've suffered a serious brain injury in Louisiana, you may suffer from permanent brain damage and may need extensive medical care for the rest of your life. Thankfully, Louisiana brain injury attorneys can help you recover damages from whoever was responsible for your brain injury.
Jury awards $61,154 in car accident case involving Louisiana woman
(9/22/1999)
Car Accident - Rear-End - On March 18, 1994, plaintiff, Lesa S. Petrus was driving north on Line Avenue in Shreveport, Louisiana, on her way to work. Plaintiff clicked her right turn signal and was then struck from behind by a car driven by defendant
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According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 1.4 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury each year. Of those, 50,000 die and 1.1 million are treated and released. But a large number, 235,000 victims, are hospitalized and could suffer serious brain injuries.
Unfortunately, children are most at risk for suffering accidents that could lead to a serious or traumatic brain injury. More than 475,000 children suffer from serious brain injury accidents each year. That means they're more likely to need extensive medical care for a long period of time; medical care that can get quite expensive in Louisiana.
While accidents are the greatest causes of brain injuries in Louisiana, they can also be caused by:
Slip and fall accidents
Car accidents
Motorcycle accidents
Inherited genetic defects
Viral infections
Trauma or drug use of the mother
Delivery medical malpractice
In some cases, brain injuries can be treated with surgery, but the patient may be left with limited mental abilities. Louisiana brain injury lawyers can help you sue whoever is responsible for you or your child's brain damage and make them pay for whatever expensive treatment is required.
Louisiana brain injury lawyers will also be able to sue for lost future income and for any pain and suffering.
Definition:
SADDAN (severe achondroplasia with developmental delay and acanthosis nigricans) is a rare inherited disorder of bone growth characterized by skeletal, brain, and skin abnormalities.
hematoma
Definition:
A collection of blood within the brain or on its surface that can cause increased pressure, which can damage brain cells and interrupt blood flow.
Guillain-Barre (ge-YAH buh-RA) syndrome
Definition:
An inflammatory disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord (peripheral nerves) and, more rarely, parts of the brain itself.
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Abbeville
Alexandria
Baker
Bastrop
Baton Rouge
Bogalusa
Bossier City
Breaux Bridge
Chalmette
Covington
Crowley
Denham Springs
Deridder
Gonzales
Gretna
Hammond
Harvey
Houma
Kenner
La Place
Lafayette
Lake Charles
Leesville
Mandeville
Marrero
Metairie
Monroe
Morgan City
Natchitoches
New Iberia
New Orleans
Opelousas
Pineville
Prairieville
Ruston
Shreveport
Slidell
Sulphur
Thibodaux
Ville Platte
West Monroe
Westwego
Zachary
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