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Ohio Brain Injuries
If you suffered a mild, moderate, or severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), due to negligence, you should speak with the Ohio brain injury lawyers of Kisling, Nestico & Redick. A TBI, no matter how mild, is a serious injury that can affect your personality, not to mention your physical and mental capabilities.
You deserve to have an experienced attorney by your side who can seek the maximum compensation possible for your injury. Call KNR at 1-800-HURT-NOW for a free consultation.
Mild Brain Injury/Concussion
A concussion is the mildest degree of a traumatic brain injury. It can be caused by a direct blow to the head or a penetrating injury. Both open and closed wounds can lead to this type of trauma. While a skull fracture, lacerations, and bleeding may be associated with the injury, these are not necessary to suffer a brain injury.
A mild traumatic brain injury is defined as losing consciousness for no more than 20 minutes and a rating of between 13 and 15 on the Glasgow Coma Scale, which is based on eye-opening response, verbal response, and motor response. The higher the rating, the better. The lower the rating, the more severe the brain injury.
Common signs of a concussion are headaches, memory loss, confusion, dizziness, ringing in the ears, nausea, slurred speech, delayed responses, and fatigue. It is possible for you to experience a number of these symptoms for days, weeks, or months following the accident.
You can also experience concentration issues, light and sound sensitivity, sleep, and depression. These symptoms can make it difficult to return to school or work right away and may require additional medical care.
Moderate Brain Injuries
A moderate TBI is defined as losing consciousness from between 20 minutes to six hours and has a rating of between nine and 12 on the Glasgow Coma Scale.
Moderate TBIs can result in myriad physical, mental, and emotional consequences. A moderate TBI usually results in cognitive difficulties, including attention and concentration issues, memory difficulties, impulsiveness, and reduced executive functioning.
There may be speech and language symptoms, including problems understanding spoken and written words, writing, and slurred speech. You might suffer from sensory difficulties like sensitivity or lost or diminished hearing, taste, or smell. You may have physical pain, appetite changes, and suffer a sleep disorder. Social-emotional difficulties are common, including irritability and depression. You could also experience seizures following a TBI.
You can expect the symptoms of a moderate TBI to last weeks or months, and it is possible to have permanent changes from this injury.
