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Watch Out for These Signs and Symptoms of a Brain Injury, If You Happen to Get Injured in a Car Accident. Also, Find Out What You Should Do

By Moses Yneges|2021-03-19T18:42:37+00:00December 14th, 2020|Categories: Blogs|Tags: Brain Injury, Car Accident, Symptoms|

Car Accidents: Signs of a Brain Injury and What to Do Millions of people sustain injuries in car accidents every year. In an accident, different parts of the body are affected differently. Many of these injuries are minor scratches and bruises while others are more serious. Head or brain injuries are some of the most serious of all accidental injuries and they can alter your life in devastating ways. The problem with a brain injury is that its signs are not always immediate. In many cases, the signs and symptoms can take several weeks or even more to appear. They [...]

Coup-Contrecoup Brain Injuries

Often times insurance companies and their defense team will argue that it’s unlikely that a claimant suffered a brain injury because they did not hit their head on anything. The sad part of this is that the insurance adjuster and their defense team know of the concept of coup-contrecoup brain injury. These are closed-head brain injuries caused by the brain impacting the inside of the skull. They happen when the head rapidly moves in one direction and then whips back in opposite direction. These injuries are traumatic due to the impact and damage it can cause to two sides of [...]