Your Oregon brain injury lawyer can press your Oregon case

Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control indicate that annually 50,000 citizens will die in the United States due to TBI, or traumatic brain injury. Moreover, such injuries lead to long-term disabilities for 80,000 persons. Such injuries are normally caused by an external physical force against the brain which leads to a lessened or altered state of consciousness. Such injuries are 1.5 times more likely to occur in men. Vehicular collisions and falls together account for 48 per cent of such injuries, and those falls often are caused by another person's wrongdoing. An experienced Oregon brain injury attorney can pursue just and fair compensation in these instances.

TBI, or traumatic brain injury, can occur in auto and motorcycle accidents, slip and fall accidents, construction accidents and accidents involving sports events. A brain injury also can arise via dangerous drugs, including prescription drugs. Medications can affect the flow of blood to the brain, leading to damage to the brain, including internal bleeding. If you or a loved one has suffered a brain injury, alert a trained Oregon brain injury lawyer for prompt legal help.

Facts on brain injuries indicate that 1.4 million persons suffer a traumatic brain injury in America each year, including many in Oregon. Of those, about 50,000 persons die, about 1.1 million are treated in an emergency room and released, and about 235,000 persons are hospitalized. Overall, an estimated 5.3 million persons in America have a long-term or even lifelong need for living assistance due to a traumatic brain injury. Such persons may need an experienced Oregon brain injury lawyer for help.

A brain injury can affect a sufferer's well being forever. That is due to the fact that brain tissue cannot regenerate. After a brain cell is lost, it cannot be recovered. That means the abilities linked to the damaged brain cell cannot be restored. For this reason, recovery from a brain injury can be extremely difficult. In the case of any brain injury, contact a skilled Oregon brain injury lawyer for assistance.

TBI, or traumatic brain injury, can reveal itself in varied forms. First, the TBI must be explored via tests using an MRI, CT or other imaging device. These may reveal moderate to severe TBI, which can involve sensory loss, paralysis, seizures, weakness, reduced muscle control, memory loss and eating, sleeping and speaking disorders. The severe end of a TBI includes coma. Insurance companies may contest that these ailments were a result of a TBI, but your Oregon brain injury lawyer can fight in the legal arena for you and your loved ones in this regard.

DISCLAIMER: Jim S. Adler & Associates is not licensed in Oregon. Nonetheless, the law firm does work with outside counsel and local counsel to litigate claims for Oregon as needed.