The Lawyers at the DiCello Law Firm understand how traumatic brain injuries are caused. Even seemingly mild to moderate head injuries can result in short- and long-term consequences. If you have suffered from a serious brain injury we can help.
The following articles might help you find more information about specific topics within the Brain Injury practice area.
The DiCello Law Firm’s lawyers represent victims of brain injury from a variety of causes. These include: car crashes, truck crashes, medical mistakes, work place injuries, and many other situations where a person’s brain suffers trauma.
Brain injuries are some of the most devastating and debilitating injuries.
The cerebellum is located just above the brain stem and in towards the back of the brain and is comprised of small lobes. It receives information from the balance system of the inner ear, sensory nerves, and the auditory and visual systems.
The lawyers at The DiCello Law Firm have extensive experience in recognizing injuries to a person’s Cerebellum.
Each year, over 1.5 million people in America suffer from a brain stem injury. It’s estimated that more than 2 million American currently live with some form of disability as the direct result of a brain stem injury.
The most common cause of brain stem injuries are car accidents.
The frontal lobe of the brain is located at the front of the brain. The frontal lobes are extremely vulnerable to injury. The frontal lobes are the most common region of injury following mild to moderate traumatic brain injury.
The frontal lobes are extremely vulnerable to injury.
The occipital lobe is located at the back of the brain. It is associated with interpreting visual stimuli and information. They are the center of our visual perception system.
Visual Interpretation can be Impaired or Destroyed
The parietal lobe is located in the middle section of the brain. The parietal lobe is associated with processing tactile sensory information like pressure, touch, and pain.
Individuals with damage to the parietal lobes may have abnormalities in body image and spatial relations.
The temporal lobe is located near the bottom of the brain. This lobe is important for interpreting sounds and the language we hear. The hippocampus is also located in the temporal lobe. It is associated with the formation of memories.
A temporal lobe injury can lead to serious life altering changes how the brain functions.
About one million children are injured annually from traumatic brain injury. About 200,000 require hospitalization and about 18–20,000 suffer severe injury.
About half of all traumatic brain injuries in children occur between ages 16 to 21