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Published on: August 21, 2011

Explosive blast traumatic brain injury (bTBI) can be a complicated thing

by Stephen Bilkis

Explosive blast traumatic brain injury (bTBI) can be a complicated thing, NY Brain Injury Lawyers have learned. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined secondary, tertiary, and even quaternary effects that may contribute to a particular patient’s condition.

The primary injury comes from the forces created by the explosion itself. Secondary injury might occur due to matter thrown by the explosion, like fragments from the weapon itself, or debris in the immediate environment. Tertiary injury occurs when the victim is thrown by the blast to strike a wall or the ground. Finally, quaternary injuries may occur from factors not included in the first three, like burns or inhalation of toxic fumes.

Lawyers have seen that the injuries can cause a number of symptoms. It might be as mild as a brief period of confusion – or it may lead to a coma. Severe bTBI commonly leads to diffuse cerebral edema and hyperemia, developing rapidly, within an hour after the initial blast injury. This type of injury seems to be much more common with blasts, as opposed to other forms of traumatic brain injury, and this type of injury has lead to military neurosurgeons performing more decompressive craniectomies more often than they would for penetrative traumatic brain injury (pTBI) or closed head traumatic brain injury (cTBI). Hospitals and doctors in Nassau and Suffolk Counties are looking for these injuries and are ready to help the victims.

Published on: August 10, 2011

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is now a well-defined clinical syndrome

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, New York Brain Injury Lawyers 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. Nassau and Suffolk Counties have facilities which deal with these problems.

Published on: July 22, 2011

Babysitter Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Slamming Toddler’s Head into Wall

by Stephen Bilkis

Last Monday, a Mebane woman pleaded guilty to slamming the head of a toddler against a wall. She was babysitting the boy; her actions may have caused life-long brain damage.

The 23-year-old resident of Norris Mobile Home Park pleaded guilty to the December 11th charge of felony child abuse inflicting serious injury. A New York Criminal Attorney reports that investigators believe she became angry or impatient with the 2-year-old boy and pushed him hard into a kitchen wall, which fractured his skull, leaving him with brain swelling and hemorrhaging eyes.

The Superior Court judge presiding over the case, took statements from the accused and her father, as well as the toddler’s family. The judge sentenced the 23-year-old to 59-80 months in prison. He reported that decision would not guarantee the health of the boy who was harmed.

Published on: July 18, 2011

High School Coach Dies After Students Father Attacks Him

by Stephen Bilkis

A 51-year old Houston man attacked a Stratford High School coach outside of the Los Tios Mexican restaurant on Friday. The man punched the coach, who fell to the ground, hitting his head, and suffered a brain trauma that resulted in his death. Doctors in The Bronx and Nassau County deal with this injury all the time.

According to a New York Brain Injury Lawyer, the 51-year old thought that the High School Coach was having an affair with his wife and attacked him when he saw them walking outside of the restaurant on Friday afternoon. Police said that they have found no evidence of an affair. Other parents who were at the restaurant that night reported that they were there for a parent teacher get together following a soccer match.

The High School Coach also taught world history along with coaching football and soccer. He was married to the Stratford High School algebra teacher.

Published on: July 7, 2011

Police Investigator Pleads Innocence in Prison Death

by Stephen Bilkis

A Police Investigator in Bambolim is facing inquiry from the death of a prisoner who died while in his custody. The Investigator claims that the prisoner was treated at Goa Medical College, and that no brain or head injury was reported at the time.

The suspended Police Investigator is requesting a cross examination of the forensic experts work, who stated that he believed the head injuries to be fatal, describes a New York Brain Injury Lawyer.

During the hearing, the Police Investigator stated that the prisoner was treated at Goa Medical Center for 18 hours, after the Panaji police took me there on January 8th. The prisoner was examined by a neurosurgeon and underwent a CT scan. He passed away on January 9th. The hospital has no records of brain or head injuries. In Nassau and New York City, hospitals are required to keep records of all patients x-rays.

Published on: June 16, 2011

Study Reveals Connection between Vaccines and Autism Ignored

by Stephen Bilkis

In 1986, Congress mandated the creation of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) which was to operate under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. The VICP was to oversee all children’s claims of injury that had resulted from vaccines. The program’s implementation was highly important because of the widespread use of and necessity of several series of vaccinations for daycare and school.

A recent investigative study was conducted on the Program. In the study, many claims were examined, primarily vaccine-induced encephalopathy and seizure disorder claims. A Manhattan Brain Injury Attorney says that the study found the VICP has compensated about 2,500 claims since its inception. In 83 cases, compensation was given to “acknowledged vaccine-induced brain damage” including autism, the disorder that severely affects speech, social communication, and even behavior. 21 of these cases saw the Court of Federal Claims ruling that the child petitioners had autism. In the other 62 cases, the study found that the HHS (Health and Human Services) has paid settlement amounts to children with vaccine-induced brain damage such as autism or an autism spectrum disorder.

In order for their children to be compensated by VICP, parents must report the existence of autism via a telephone interview. They must also supply supplemental diagnostic materials, such as official medical diagnoses, school records, and autism screening questionnaires. All of these requirements are to validate the parents’ claims.

Published on: June 14, 2011

Woman recovers after brain injury, says New York Brain Injury Lawyer

by Stephen Bilkis

A NYC Brain Injury Lawyer retold the story about a brain injury patient in Dallas, Texas, who was twenty years old, had shown signs of improvement. Before, her diagnosis was not good. Doctors thought she would never walk or talk again.

The Dallas woman was in a car accident that resulted from severe head injury. In the accident, she had her skull separated from her spinal column. A lot of people would have died in an accident like this, but this young woman fought for her life.

To the doctor’s dismay, the Dallas young woman began to walk slowly and was able to talk with some type of simulation. However, most recently, she boasted to her family that she was able to shave her legs, which was a true accomplishment considering her injuries. In New York City and Nassau County, doctors are learning from these findings in Dallas.

Published on: June 4, 2011

Explosive blast causes more than 60% of combat casualties

by Stephen Bilkis

The ongoing Global War on Terror has resulted in an increase of traumatic brain injury, or TBI, New York Brain Injury Lawyers have noted. A number of them suffer from an explosive blast (bTBI). Physicians have decided this type of injury is distinct from other forms of brain trauma, such as penetrating TBI (pTBI) and closed head TBI (cTBI).

Explosive blast causes more than 60% of combat casualties in the two current major American campaigns, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom. The main source of danger are the much talked-about IEDs – improvised explosive devices. The head is often injured in battle, accounting for 20% of all combat-related injuries in modern wars. When it comes to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the data is still coming in. So far, the data seems to closely match that of previous wars.

Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom are distinct from 20th century wars in the higher survival rate of those who are injured in combat, even those who suffer from TBI, according to NYC Brain Injury Lawyers. An important factor to be considered is the use of body armor. Doctors used to believe that the severity of bTBI was due to pTBI from fragments of the explosive device or cTBI from the head striking an object after the victim was thrown. Many cases like these are handled in hospitals in Nassau and New York City.