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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Two types of injuries

Head injuries can range from a simple concussion to a devastating traumatic brain injury (TBI).  While any head injury can result in lifelong physical damage and compromised functioning, the head injury lawyers of Van Blois & Associates concentrate their legal practice on helping victims of TBI.  TBI entails two categories of injuries: closed head injuries and penetrating injuries.

A closed head injury occurs because the head is struck by something outside the body, such as a blunt instrument, wall, windshield, or similar object.  In these cases, there may be little or no breaking of the skin surrounding the head, but terrible damage has still been done to the brain due to the force of the blow.

A penetrating injury, on the other hand, involves a foreign object, such as a screwdriver or bullet, entering the brain.  The damage to certain parts of the brain is very specific in this case, because such damage follows whatever route the object took as it entered the brain.  The head injury lawyers of Van Blois & Associates have seen symptoms of these injuries vary widely, depending on which part of the brain suffered harm.

The damage caused by TBI

The head injury law firm of Van Blois & Associates helps victims of TBI, no matter what kind of damage their injury caused.  TBI generally results in two types of damage; these are primary brain damage and secondary brain damage.

Primary brain damage includes that which occurs at the time of impact, and can consist of:

• Lacerations, which involve the tearing of the front and side blood vessels in the brain.  Impact with an object can push the brain into the hard ridges of the skull, thereby resulting in tears to the blood vessels
• Nerve damage, sometimes from nerve cells or nerve fibers being torn upon impact
• Blood clots and hematomas, which can occur inside the brain, or in the area between the brain and skull
• Bruises and contusions, often occurring directly beneath the point of impact
• Skull fractures, or small breaks in the bones of the skull

Secondary brain damage, however, is a kind that makes its self apparent long after the initial injury, and can result in:

• Hematomas
• Edema
• Fever and infection
• Changes in blood pressure
• Increase in skull pressure
• Anemia
• Epilepsy
• Changes in heart, lung, and digestive function

Contact the head injury law firm of Van Blois & Associates

If you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury, contact Van Blois & Associates for an initial consultation to discuss your head injury case.  You can call us at 888-327-4453, or fill out our online form.