When surgery goes wrong, an overdose of medication takes place, or any trauma to the brain occurs that causes it to swell and bleed, a traumatic brain injury may be the result. When a brain injury occurs, there are many adverse symptoms that survivors may experience, such as headaches, confusion, tiredness, and more. For the purpose of this article, we…
Communication is a fundamental skill required in almost every aspect of one’s life, from carrying on a conversation to understanding and grasping what others are saying. A person’s ability to communicate is vital to one’s personal and professional lives. Unfortunately, people who suffer brain trauma as a result of medical malpractice often suffer problems with speech, language, processing and understanding information,…
When someone sustains a brain injury as a result of medical malpractice, it is quite common for that person to experience memory loss, confusion, and other cognitive problems. While adverse cognitive effects such as these are quite common following a brain injury, so are physical effects such as coordination and balance problems. Balance Issues Following a Brain Injury Brain trauma…
Medications are used to treat many types of injuries and ailments. And although medication ends up helping most people, some people are harmed by medications due to negligence on the part of a doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or anesthesiologist. Sadly, when medicine mishaps occur, an innocent victim can suffer the adverse health effects. In some cases, a medication error can even result in…
After a serious brain injury, there are many different side effects that a victim could suffer from, such as speech and language difficulties, memory problems, behavioral and emotional changes, and headaches and vision loss, among other changes. For the purposes of this article, we will be focusing on the loss of vision that can occur following a brain injury. When…
People undergo brain surgery for a variety of reasons, including removing a brain tumor, replacing shunts that have been clogged or infected, and to stop bleeding around the brain. Any time the brain is operated on, there are risks of permanent damage. Even surgeons who have years of experience performing brain surgeries can make critical mistakes due to negligence and…
When trauma to the brain occurs—whether from a car accident, other type of motor vehicle accident, slip and fall accident, or as a result of medical malpractice—significant side effects such as memory problems, behavioral changes, emotional issues, language problems, fatigue, and confusion can be the result. While some of these adverse symptoms can be life-threatening, other symptoms, such as headaches,…
When people suffer from medical conditions, prompt diagnosis and treatment is usually the key to helping prevent further injuries from developing. However, at one point or another, many doctors fail to give accurate diagnosis, resulting in a patient receiving a delayed diagnosis. Consequently, a patient can suffer the negative consequences of a doctor’s negligence, such as a brain injury. How…
Our brains our essential to living a normal life since the brain acts as the command center over our cognition, physical abilities, and emotional and psychological functions. When the brain suffers an injury, a person may suffer from serious impairments that may affect her for the rest of her life. This is why it is such a tragedy when someone suffers…
Whether mild, moderate, or severe, the results of a brain injury are never good. Some brain injuries are due to being struck in a car accident or the result of a slip and fall incident. However, certain brain injuries can occur due to a lack of oxygen to the brain. When the brain is prevented from receiving the oxygen it…