Why Texas Accident Victims Need Serious Help After a Traumatic Brain Injury

Few diagnoses are as frightening to Texas accident victims and their families as traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Because the brain isn’t a well understood organ, it can be difficult for doctors to determine what will happen to a victim suffering from a TBI.

A traumatic brain injury can happen any time a sudden trauma damages a person’s brain. This can be from a car wreck, motorcycle accident, fall from a high place, or other workplace accident. It is even possible for people to have traumatic brain injuries without realizing it until long after the accident occurs.

Were you hurt in an accident that was somebody else’s fault?

Please talk to one of our Houston based injury attorneys before you:

• Talk to the insurance company
• Sign any paperwork
• Give a recorded statement
• Accept a settlement

Consider your future when determining a fair settlement value for your brain injury case

Because traumatic brain injuries can be so serious, it is important that accident victims and their families have a very frank discussion with their medical care team to understand their current state and what the future may hold. A number of complications can arise from a TBI, and any accident compensation must take this into account. In addition, TBI victims may face issues down the road that could impair their ability to make a living or enjoy life to the fullest.

Some potential complications arising from a TBI:

• Changes in a victim’s state of consciousness, including coma, vegetative state, minimally conscious state, locked-in syndrome.
• Seizures or post-traumatic epilepsy
• Brain infections or infections of the protective tissues around the brain (meninges)
• Nerve damage, leading to paralysis, loss of vision, loss of sensation to body or face, loss of sense of smell, and more.
• Cognitive difficulties, including problems with learning, memory, reasoning, judgment, decision making, problem solving, etc.
• Problems communicating due to difficulty speaking, difficulty organizing thoughts to speak, difficulty understanding spoken words or body gestures, trouble following a conversation, and much more.
• Sensory problems like balance issues, ringing ears, impaired hand-eye coordination, blind spots, double vision, bad smell, bitter taste in mouth, tingling in extremities, etc.
• Gradual degeneration of the brain, leading to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, or Dementia pugilistica.

Ready to talk to a lawyer to protect your future after a TBI?

We want to hear from TBI victims and their families, because we believe we can help people just like you deal with the serious challenge of life after a brain injury. We can meet with you for no cost or obligation to discuss your case and let you get to know us. Please contact us in one of these ways:

• Call 1.877.724.7800
• Use the LIVE CHAT feature on the top right of this page
• Fill out our online contact form

Vujasinovic & Beckcom P.L.L.C

1001 Texas Avenue, Suite 1020

Houston, TX 77002

Phone: 713.224.7800

Fax: 713.224.7801