Month: January 2016

  • Even With Normal Brain Scans, You Can Sue Someone for Your TBI

    Even With Normal Brain Scans, You Can Sue Someone for Your TBI

    Traumatic Brain Injuries Are Complex and Nuanced  Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), especially “mild” TBIs, can be difficult to recognize and diagnose. They can cause a wide range of physical, mental, emotional, or sleep-related symptoms. Sometimes, these symptoms appear right away after an injury to the head (for example, like you might suffer during a car accident); other times, symptoms can…

  • Increasing Awareness of Concussions in Soccer and other Youth Sports

    Increasing Awareness of Concussions in Soccer and other Youth Sports

    An excellent article on concussions recently appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, and I was delighted to see that it was above the fold on the front page of the sports section. As a lawyer who specializes in representing brain injury victims, I have been advocating for years that concussion prevention begins with awareness about…

  • FAQs: Headaches after Injuries

    FAQs: Headaches after Injuries

    It is common to experience headaches after suffering a head injury. In fact, 80-90% of individuals who have had a concussion report having headaches. Ideally, they eventually subside, but sometimes these headaches may last for weeks – or longer. When experiencing frequent headaches or post-traumatic migraines, it is important to follow up with a doctor…