Brooklyn

Published on: November 4, 2011

$10 million injury case

by Stephen Bilkis

The courts approved a ten million dollar settlement to a Kings County Brooklyn man who sustained brain injury when he was slammed against a concrete wall by a Deputy Sheriff. It happened after a chase ensued and the man outran the Deputy for quite some time.

A source took a quick look at the details of the case commented that the accused ran from the Deputy, who chased him thinking that he was someone else who had some kind of altercation in a fight that took place in May 2009.

After running a few blocks from the Deputy, the Queens man stopped and turned around to see how far the Deputy was from him. This was when the Deputy took the man’s head and slammed him into the concrete wall of a movie theater. It so happened that the tackle between the man and the Deputy was caught on tape.

Published on: October 27, 2011

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now a well-defined clinical syndrome, according to New York Brain Injury Lawyers

by Stephen Bilkis

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now a well-defined clinical syndrome, according to New York Brain Injury Lawyers. The 2000 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision states that some patients who experience life-threatening events might well feel intense fear or helplessness which becomes PTSD.

Victims of PTSD suffer through a number of symptoms, which may include re-experiencing the traumatic event, avoidance of stimuli associated with the event, a loss of concentration, sudden anger or irritation, hypervigilance, and a heightened response to being startled. All of these can cause a detrimental effect on the victim to enjoy life.

Mild explosive blast traumatic brain injury (bTBI) has many of these symptoms in common with PTSD, including changes in sleep patterns and moods. There are some differences, however, studies have learned. Headaches, for instance, are much more likely with TBI, while hypervigilance and the tendency to startle more easily is more common with PTSD.

Published on: October 13, 2011

Doctors have learned of a new classification for traumatic brain injury (TBI), known as explosive blast traumatic brain injury (bTBI).

by Stephen Bilkis

New York Brain Injury Lawyers have learned of a new classification for traumatic brain injury (TBI), known as explosive blast traumatic brain injury (bTBI). Previously, physicians divided TBI into two categories, penetrating traumatic brain injury (pTBI) and closed head traumatic brain injury (cTBI). Blast TBI is similar, but has some aspects that are all its own.

Penetrative TBI involves the penetration of a foreign object through the bones of the skull and into the brain parenchyma. This physically disrupts neurons, glia, and fiber tracts, which is made worse by ischemia and hemorrhage. Victims of this type of injury in Hospitals in The Bronx and Brooklyn show signs of impaired consciousness and neurological difficulties associated with the parenchyma injured by the intrusion of the foreign object. An object penetrating at high velocity, like a bullet, will cause a great deal more damage, due to cavitation of brain tissue. There will be a breach in the skull where the object entered, and possibly another at the point of exit. pTBI is often easy to spot.

Closed head traumatic brain injury, New York City Brain Injury Lawyers have learned, is sometimes more difficult to spot. The brain moving inside the skull and deformation of the brain can cause injury to the brain parenchyma, blood vessels, and fiber tracts.

Published on: October 9, 2011

The way surgeons deal with shrapnel or bone fragments in the brain has changed

by Stephen Bilkis

The way surgeons deal with shrapnel or bone fragments in the brain has changed since the days of Korea or Vietnam, doctors tell New York Brain Injury Lawyers. It was once the standard to remove every last fragment of bone or any other foreign body, so the brain would have a lower risk of infection and there would be less chance of developing post-traumatic epilepsy or skull fracture. Studies of Vietnam War patients in The Bronx and Brooklyn have shown that removal of all fragments is not actually necessary, though objects that cause gross contamination should still be removed.

Closure of the scalp and replacement of the dura are absolutely vital to prevent, or at least reduce the chance of, CSF leakage and meningitis. A soldier who seems to have good neurological status, with only small fragments in the brain may be able to be treated locally to prevent leakage. One with a more extensive injury will have to undergo a large decompressive creniectomy and removal of the fragments, NY Brain Injury Lawyers have learned.

Another source of head injury from an explosive blast can result from being bodily thrown by the explosion. The soldier’s head could strike some other object, causing tertiary blast injury. This can cause injuries in a number of places in the patient’s skull. There is also the risk of infection in cases such as these, often from bacteria that are drug-resistant. A number of dangerous injuries can result from such trauma. It can be very important to repair such injuries as facial fractures quickly.

Published on: September 24, 2011

A child was brought to a hospital by someone close to him

by Stephen Bilkis

A man from Pensacola, Florida, is accused of pushing his 4-month-old son. The violence caused the child to suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Bond for the man was set at $150,000.

The 20-year-old father, of the 200 block of Marigold Drive, was charged with three separate counts of aggravated child abuse when he was arrested last week and placed in the Escambia County Jail where he still remains.

The child was brought to a hospital by someone close to him, but the exact details of that are not available at the present time. According to an NY Brain Injury Lawyer, the Sacred Heart Hospital contacted the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office when it was suspected that the child’s injuries were non-accidental.

Published on: July 15, 2011

A Newtownabbey Father Denies Killing His Son

by Stephen Bilkis

A twenty-six year old man from Ballyvessey Green is denying the charges of murdering and causing grievous bodily harm with intent in regards to his son’s death in September of 2008.

The baby boy, whose age was not given in the report, passed away at Royal Hospital after going to Antrim Area Hospital, reports New York Brain Injury Lawyer. The baby reportedly died from a head injury, which resulted in his brain swelling. According to his father, the only injury he sustained was hitting the back of his head against the plastic bathtub the night before his death, after he kicked his legs out and flopped backwards.

The father, who has been quoted as saying that you would have to be ‘sick’ to hurt a baby in one of his 22 police interviews, claimed that an ultrasound scan during the pregnancy revealed a brain anomaly that they never had checked out after the baby was born, alleged a New York Brain Injury Lawyer. The baby’s grandmother also noticed bruises on her grandson’s back, but was unsure of where they came from, or how they got there. When a brain contusion is discovered in hospitals in Brooklyn and Queens, treatment is recommended on and immediate basis.

Published on: June 15, 2011

Ohio Officer Continues to Recover

by Stephen Bilkis

An off-duty bicycle accident has forced a Mason, Ohio police officer off the job, https://braininjury.1800nynylaw.com/ have learned. It has been a difficult time for all law enforcement officers in Warren County, where Mason is located.

The wife of the injured police sergeant explained that her husband suffered a fall from his bike and sustained a traumatic brain injury. He has been unable to speak since then and has been put on a ventilator to assist his breathing. Doctors have been unable to give the wife a prognosis, as of yet.

“He’s now opening his eyes and he’s moving around. All of his limbs are moving, so that’s a good sign,” she told New York Brain Injury Lawyers after a Peace Officer memorial service.

Published on: June 11, 2011

Severe closed head injuries are generally investigated by computed tomography (CT),

by Stephen Bilkis

Severe closed head injuries are generally investigated by computed tomography (CT), which can give a visual representation of injuries that require surgery, New York Brain Injury Lawyershave learned. Medical professionals also monitor pressure inside the head and other details of the brain, so they know when to use artificial ventilation and other forms of therapy. A clinical examination plays in important role in the management of head injuries, especially severe head injuries.

The initial clinical evaluation is just as important here as it is in any other case. It is used in triage to assess the immediate need for care and as a baseline to see how far the patient has come in recovery. This initial evaluation also does a great deal to form the prognosis. The first neurological examination is often performed at the accident site or the emergency room, often by someone with no special experience or training in neurology. Thus, it is vital that paramedics, intensivists, and emergency physicians all know how to perform a neurological examination before other measures are enacted. These steps are followed closely by all hospitals in Brooklyn and The Bronx.

It isn’t necessary for everyone who might treat an unconscious patient to know everything about medical neurology, New York Brain Injury Lawyers have discovered. All that’s necessary is to learn a few basic neurological observations and making an accurate record of them. The care of a head injury patient should not be compartmentalized. The evaluation needs to be a continuous process, with the early findings always remaining important, no matter what the later outcome.

Published on: June 10, 2011

Singer Leaves Man with Brain Injury

by Stephen Bilkis

Boyzone star Mikey Graham, confronted a man at his home, and allegedly hit him so hard that he was left with swelling in the brain.

The 22-year-old was told by doctors that he was extremely lucky that he hadn’t received worse injuries. The head injury he did receive was described as “very intense” by doctors.

Mr. Graham told some of his close friends that he was going to leave Spain and go home to deal with the fallout from the incident that took place in his home and left a man with a brain injury.

Published on: June 6, 2011

Perspective on NFL Football Player’s Injuries viewed by New York Brain Injury Lawyer

by Stephen Bilkis

According to a New York City Brain Injury Lawyer, a lot of NFL Football Players sustain injuries to their heads during player and this can affect them later on in life. Research study has shown that throughout the professional life of an athlete, at least sixty percent of them have received some type of concussion. There are also some that suffer Alzheimer’s disease or issues with remembering things after their career is over and at an age of retirement.

“The brain goes through so many hits and bruises during the games and during practice and the NFL player does not realize the impact until it is too late,” says a physician. Many doctors have also confirmed that this is indeed the case.

Wrestling is also another sport that causes injury to the brain and some athletes will find their career at a halt due to these injuries. Doctors in Brooklyn and The Bronx are concentrating on cures for these ailments.