The Michigan brain injury lawyers at Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. have recently added an article on the brain injury epidural hemorrhage.  The article explains this brain injury, which is known as “talk or die” syndrome.

Click on the link to find:

•  A description of epidural hemorrhage
• Common symptoms of this and other brain injuries
• Treatment for epidural hemorrhage

Epidural hemorrhage is frequently caused by car accidents and motorcycle accidents, as well as slip and fall accidents, work-related accidents, and other types of accidents.  If your family member has suffered from epidural hemorrhage, you should contact an experienced Michigan brain injury lawyer as soon as you can.

For more information about Michigan brain injury cases, visit our law firm web site at www.BuckfireLaw.com.  If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan brain injury attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply submit this contact form and we will get back to you quickly.

I recently read an article about treatment for the brain injury aphasia.  Aphasia is a brain injury affecting the areas of the brain responsible for language.  This often limits the ability of patients to speak or communicate normally without decreasing the intelligence of the patients.

Aphasia can occur as the result of mistreatment or misdiagnosis by a doctor or other health care provider.  This is especially common when a person has a stroke but it is not diagnosed correctly or it is not treated properly.  Aphasia can also occur as a result of a head injury that happens in a car accident, motorcycle accident, or other accident.

When a person suffers aphasia in these circumstances, they may be able to file a lawsuit against the person or company responsible for their brain injury.  As with any brain injury case, proving the extent of the injuries will be very difficult unless your lawyer understands the brain and knows the latest medical data on brain injuries and aphasia.

For more information about aphasia, including information about support groups, visit the article on our law firm’s website by clicking on the link.

For more information about Michigan brain injury cases, visit our law firm web site at www.BuckfireLaw.com.  If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan brain injury attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply submit this contact form and we will get back to you quickly.

I recently read an article about causes of traumatic brain injuries.  According to the National Institute of Health, collisions such as car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and bicycle accidents cause HALF of all traumatic brain injuries.  This statistic is true for all age groups, except senior citizens, for whom slip and falls become the leading cause of traumatic brain injuries.

The consequences of traumatic brain injuries caused by vehicular accidents can be readily apparent, such as when facial muscles are paralyzed, or they may only become apparent after close observation of the accident victim, such as when the brain injuries cause problems in short-term memory, ability to solve problems, or ability to multitask.

When a car accident or other motor vehicle accident is the cause of a traumatic brain injury, there are usually two claims that the accident victim can make.  First, the accident victim can and should submit a claim for Michigan No Fault insurance benefits, which will pay for medical expenses, a portion of lost wages, and attendant care benefits, which are used to provide the accident victim with supervised care from a professional nurse or a family member. 

No Fault insurance also provides case management benefits, which is a benefit that most people do not realize comes with their car insurance.  With the case management benefits, the insurance company will pay a reasonable rate to hire a case manager who can assist the accident victim with coordinating doctors’ appointments, transportation, and other benefits, such as home modification for a wheelchair ramp or other reasonable modifications.  I always recommend my clients hire a case manager whenever their injuries are severe enough that a case manager would be useful, since the insurance company will pay for the case manager completely.

In addition to the No Fault insurance claim, most traumatic brain injury victims will meet the threshold to be able to file a lawsuit to seek additional damages from the driver who caused the car accident.  Michigan law is very strict and only allows very severely injured people to file a lawsuit when they have been injured in a car accident, but most brain injury victims will have severe enough injuries to satisfy the requirements of Michigan law.  This is very good for them because their lawsuit gives them the chance to collect additional damages.

For example, an accident victim’s No Fault insurance will pay a portion of the victim’s lost wages for up to three years after an accident.  However, many people who suffer brain injuries will be unable to work at their old jobs for the rest of their lives and many will be unable to work at all.  These people especially benefit from a lawsuit, since they could collect damages for their lost wages for the rest of their lives.

Brain injuries are some of the most complicated injuries that can happen to someone because the brain is still so poorly understood.  In order to convince a judge and a jury, an accident victim must hire a lawyer who is an expert on brain injuries and who understands the full extent of the suffering that the accident victim has faced.  I encourage you to learn more about the brain injury lawyers at Buckfire & Buckfire by visting our law firm’s brain injury section.

If you would like more information about your rights after a Michigan car accident, you can order our FREE book, “The Ultimate Michigan Car Accident Handbook” by clicking on the book link. We will send it out immediately along with other important information.

For more information about Michigan car accident cases, visit our law firm web site at www.BuckfireLaw.com. If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan car accident attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply submit this contact form and we will get back to you quickly.

The Michigan medical malpractice lawyers at Buckfire & Buckfire P.C. frequently represent clients who have suffered spinal cord injuries or nerve injuries.  One less common type of spinal cord injury is cauda equina syndrome.

Cauda equina syndrome is a nerve injury that arises in the lower end of the spinal cord.  “Cauda equina” is Latin for “horse’s tail” and is named because the cluster of nerves at the end of the spinal cord resembles a horse’s tail.  The nerves roots at the end of the spinal cord provide motor and sensory function to the legs, bladder, and bowels.  Most simply, cauda equina syndrome is damage to these nerve roots, which is often, but not always, associated with herniated lower lumbar discs and other lower back injuries.

Cauda equina syndrome is a medical emergency.  By the time symptoms develop to the point someone starts to complain, nerve damage has already occurred.  Surgery is nearly always needed virtually immediately to avoid greater damage.  Many times, people who suffer cauda equina have surgery and recover completely, albeit after a rehabilitation period.  However, the consequences can be very severe when there is a misdiagnosis that results in this surgery being delayed.  Quite often, the patient is paralyzed from the waist down.

Common symptoms of cauda equina syndrome include:
• Severe pain in lower back, buttocks, pelvic area, thighs, and legs
• Weakness in leg(s)
• Loss of bladder and bowel control
• Loss of sexual function

If there is any chance a person may be experiencing cauda equina syndrome, that person should seek medical attention immediately.  Because the risk of paralysis is significant, the patient must do everything possible to avoid a misdiagnosis.

Sometimes, however, even when a patient fully discloses all symptoms, doctors fail to diagnose cauda equina or they fail to order necessary tests.  In these situations, the patient may have a medical malpractice case.

If you would like more information about your rights in a medical malpractice case, you can order our FREE book “The Ultimate Michigan Medical Malpractice Handbook” by clicking on the book title.  We will send it out immediately along with other important information. 

For more information about Michigan medical malpractice cases, visit our law firm web site at www.BuckfireLaw.com.  If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan medical malpractice attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply submit this contact form and we will get back to you quickly.

The Michigan Brain Injury Lawyers at Buckfire & Buckfire P.C. regularly represent people who have suffered brain injuries and closed head injuries in car accidents, motorcycle accident, slip and falls, and other personal injuy accidents.  The following video is a description of one of our client’s experience with how we handled her case.

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Our Michigan Brain Injury Lawyers are experts in the field of personal injury law and in the medical science behind brain injuries.  That knowledge is key to winning your case.

We represent clients throughout the State of Michigan.  We have been successfully representing accident victims and injured people for nearly 40 years.

For more information about Michigan brain injury cases, visit our law firm website at www.BuckfireLaw.com.  If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan brain injury attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply fill out this contact form and we will get back to you quickly.