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Study Concludes Afghanistan/Iraq Vets Who’ve Suffered TBI are at Increased Risk to Develop Epilepsy
A recent study funded by the VA Health Services and Development Administration and conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has concluded that United States veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars who experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) while deployed were 28% more likely to develop epilepsy…
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Media Lawyers vs. Real Lawyers
Think back. What was your first encounter with the term “lawyer”? For most of us, it was a television show or a movie. Maybe you remember your grandfather watching Matlock, or maybe you recall reading or watching To Kill a Mockingbird in school, rooting for Atticus Finch and wondering about Boo Radley. Whatever film or…
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“Mild” Traumatic Brain Injuries Can Still Prove Devastating
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are perhaps the most misunderstood among the injuries that victims often suffer in car crashes. Most people associate TBIs with combat veterans, professional athletes, and coma patients. However, mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs for short; also known as concussions) are a common occurrence in people who have been in a car…
