Understanding The Damages Caused By Traumatic Brain injury   While survivors of traumatic brain injury commonly report loss of self, as a long-term effect of their injury, there is no standard legal definition for it. The Merriam Webster dictionary defines “loss” as “ failure to keep or to continue to have something.”: “the experience of … Continue reading “Loss of Self” and The Stranger With-in. →

  Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) continue to be the number one cause of injury related deaths and disability in Canada. Slip and Fall injuries combined with motor vehicle accidents account for over 55% of all reported cases. Of this 55% roughly 70% report some level of associated fatigue. When the brain isn’t working properly it … Continue reading Fatigue – A Common Symptom of Traumatic Brain Injury →

Car accidents are violent and traumatic events that often send the occupants of the vehicle crashing forwards backwards and side to side. Skull fractures and traumatic brain injuries to the frontal portion of the brain are often sustained when front seat occupants in the vehicle impact with the dashboard, windshield or steering wheel. Even with … Continue reading Damages Caused By a Brain Injury To The Frontal Lobe →

Motor vehicle accidents continue to be one of the leading causes of traumatic brain injury. Car accident victims who have suffered a traumatic brain injury, often live with physical, emotional, psychological and cognitive functions that are lost or forever changed as a result of the initial injury. Traumatic brain injuries, create life long losses that … Continue reading Brain Injury: Evaluating the Losses →