Brain Injury

A recent study in Finland establishes that a severe head injury, especially during middle age, could dramatically increase the risk for developing dementia later in life. The study included 40,639 Finnish adults between the ages of 18 and 65 who [ Read More ]

It’s commonplace to learn that persons convicted of criminal acts experienced trauma in childhood.  These facts are usually raised in sentencing hearings by criminal defense lawyers trying to help explain, not justify, the criminal act, and to ask the court that [ Read More ]

The association between traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the risk of Alzheimer’s/dementia remains controversial and not yet resolved conclusively.  However, there are a number of studies to suggest that there is a link. Alzheimer’s An estimated 5 million Americans have [ Read More ]

I first introduced in my blogs my middle son, Dante in March of 2013, when I wrote a blog about his mild brain injury sustained wrestling his freshman year of high school, at St. Joseph’s Prep.  ( https://www.barattarussell.com/blog/the-diagnosis-of-traumatic-brain-injury-as-essential-first-step-to-recovery/#more-96).  He is a [ Read More ]

A present client suffered serious orthopedic injuries when a drunk driver crossed the center line of a highway and struck his car head on. An orthopedist was assigned to him by the hospital when brought in as a trauma patient.  [ Read More ]

The movie “Concussion” is helping people across the country understand that a brain injury is not easily recognized when it occurs, and that if proper treatment is not provided, can result in permanent harm.   According to the CDC, head injury [ Read More ]

The shopping that goes along with the holiday season always reminds me of a case I had versus Macy’s. This is a true story:

Often times when I first meet a client who has been harmed by the careless acts of another, I am likely to hear: “I’m not the kind of person who sues.”    I like this kind of client because I am [ Read More ]

Nothing is more challenging for a trial lawyer than to prove to a jury that his client is brain injured when she or he looks, and appears to act, perfectly normal.  Broken bones can be seen on x-rays.  Injuries to [ Read More ]

This blog is the 3rd blog in a series of three that I have written for clients or family members of clients who have sustained a brain injury in an accident of any kind. As discussed in my previous blogs, [ Read More ]