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A New Hampshire brain
injury is sudden physical damage to
the brain due to an object hitting
an individual’s head or an individual
hitting their head on an object. The
brain injury can result in either
a closed head injury or an open head
injury. The difference between a closed
brain injury and an open brain injury
is if there are outward physical signs
of damage present. Most New Hampshire
brain injuries are the result of motor
vehicle accidents, followed by falls,
violent crimes, sports injuries, and
child abuse.
Not all New Hampshire
brain injuries are properly diagnosed
or treated. In the case of a closed
head injury, no outward sign of trauma
is present so brain injury victims
may not realize harm has resulted.
Open head injuries are more likely
to be diagnosed because there is obvious
harm, but in any brain injury without
visiting a neurologist brain injuries
may be overlooked. CT scans will not
always show existing brain injuries,
but appointments with a neurologist
cannot be made in many instances when
the injury is not thought to be serious.
Even though a closed head injury is
often thought to be less serious than
an open head injury, long lasting
cognitive and communication problems
can result.
New Hampshire brain
injury treatment often carries a better
chance for healing the younger the
injured individual is. Depending on
the areas of the brain that were injured
in the New Hampshire brain injury
will determine what brain functioning
becomes affected. Directly after a
brain injury occurs is when the individual
will probably experience the worst
effects. Many brain injuries will
result in swelling and bruising of
the brain that will temporarily affect
brain functioning until it heals.
The extent of the
damage done by the New Hampshire brain
injury is most difficult to determine
within the first few weeks because
some of the swelling and bruising
that will heal and because other injuries
will worsen. There are certain brain
injuries that result in long-term
and permanent problems and some that
will heal. If there has been brain
damage to the focal area, for instance,
improvements can be made if the other
areas of the brain can learn to compensate
and take over the lost brain functioning
from the brain injury but the brain
damage may be long lasting.
The earlier the New
Hampshire brain injury has been treated
for cognitive and communication problems
that arise, the better the chances
for regaining lost brain functioning
are. Of the 1 million cases of brain
injury during one year, 230,000 of
the patients were hospitalized and
survived while 50,000 people died.
Most of the brain injury survivors
suffered moderate to mild injuries.
The brainstem is usually the most
affected area from a brain injury
due to swelling that causes pressure
and affects consciousnesses or wakefulness.
Some moderate brain injuries will
lead to a coma. Many of these brain
injury patients will need to undergo
therapy and long-term rehabilitation
based on the severity of the injury.
According to
the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention there are 1 million cases
of traumatic brain injuries that occur
in the U.S. based on the years 1995-1996.
Brain injury can be the result of
someone else’s negligence, and
the damage left from the brain injury
can affect someone for the rest of
his or her life. By contacting a New
Hampshire brain injury attorney after
a brain injury, New Hampshire Personal Injury Lawyers
can determine if someone else is liable
for the injuries and suffering you
have endured.
Contact
us for more information
on a possible New Hampshire brain
injury case.
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