Michigan Brain Injury Lawyers

Brain injury is known by many names: closed head injury; CHI; concussion; traumatic brain injury; TBI; and head injury. The brain is a delicate and soft organ surrounded by the bony skull. When the head is jarred or hit, the brain can smash into the inside of the skull. This may or may not result in unconsciousness.

The brain can be damaged when a baby is shaken or when the head is whipped back and forth without hitting anything in a car crash. When one loses consciousness, there IS brain damage, the question is the extent of the damage done. When one has a brain injury without losing consciousness, many people do not realize that they have sustained brain damage.

Undiagnosed brain injury can have devastating impact on the victim's relationships, work performance, grades and overall quality of life. To make matters worse, friends and family will not understand or sympathize with the victim’s new limitations if the brain injury was not recognized and treated. Brain injury is often overlooked in cases where the victim suffers multiple broken bones, internal bleeding or other medical injuries requiring immediate surgery. In those cases, the doctors focus in on things other than the brain and the brain damage is often overlooked. If you were seriously injured but never felt the same even though you were told you “healed”, you may have suffered brain injury. The brain controls memory, language, speech, coordination, sensation, judgment and emotion. A person who has had a brain injury may be forgetful, have difficulty with word selection, be clumsy, have altered sensation on one side of the body, act with dangerous impulsivity, or may start crying for no apparent reason.

The brain damaged suffer greatly increased rates of alcohol abuse, drug abuse and psychiatric illness. There is testing which can demonstrate this damage and there is treatment which can help ease the symptoms of brain damage. If you or a loved one may be a victim of brain damage, you need to consult with trained medical professionals immediately. If you do not know where to turn for help, call us for some suggestions.

Have you, a family member or friend been involved in a car accident that resulted in brain injury?
If so, we can look at your case and guide you through your best course of action.

Contact Our Michigan Brain Injury Lawyers Now!

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Ravid and Associates, P.C.
Trial Lawyers

23855 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield, MI 48075

Phone: (800) 948-9696
Fax: (248) 948-5055