Traumatic Brain Injury Information
San Francisco Bay Area - Los Angeles - San Diego
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can often mean a lifetime of disability, economic devastation, loss of independence, personality changes, loss of earning capabilities, loss of memory, and dependence on family and friends for supervision and care.
Of all types of injury, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most likely to result in death or permanent disability. Government estimates of the frequency of brain injury indicate that more than 80,000 Americans a year survive hospitalization. It is estimated that 5.3 million Americans are living today with some brain injury-caused disability.
The San Francisco, California lawyers at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger know the problems facing those who have sustained a brain injury through the fault of another. We have worked closely with victims, their families, doctors, attendants, therapists, social workers and caseworkers for over 40 years. The specialists at Walkup know that depending upon a client's age, his or her needs may vary greatly following their injury. This in turn will affect the value of their case.
The risk of having a traumatic brain injury is particularly high among adolescents and young adults, as well as persons older than 75 years of age. For younger persons, the most likely cause of such an injury is in a vehicle (44 percent). Among older victims, the leading cause of injury is falls.
Traumatic brain injury can affect cognitive, physical and psychological skills. Physical problems can include walking, balance, coordination, fine motor skills, strength and endurance. Cognitive problems include impaired language and communication skills, inability to process information, memory compromise, absence of executive function, and perception impairment, which are all common residuals. Emotionally, many TBI victims require extensive psychological and/or psychiatric counseling as part of their rehabilitation.
Our San Francisco, California attorneys know the devastation TBI can bring to injured individuals and their families. Our law firm has handled cases in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose and throughout California and Nevada. Our physicians and lawyers understand the scope of the problems that result from brain injury. Whatever the cause of the injury , whatever type of injury , contact our TBI lawyers for a case evaluation.
Our lawyers understand that a TBI has lasting consequences. We know that many victims require future care, including attendant care. Our Nevada and California attorneys investigate the extent and nature of future medical bills, and whether rehabilitation and retraining can restore the victim to a former career and lifestyle. Our economic consultants and life care planners evaluate the ability of a victim to be retrained or returned to the workforce. Where the brain injury survivor is a wage earner, our attorneys evaluate the replacement stream of income necessary to make up for lost earning capacity.
More importantly, our attorneys are empathetic and understanding of the personality changes that often accompany traumatic brain injury and the resulting stresses placed on families when TBI strikes. We evaluate the resources that the patient and family require in order to compensate for a victim's loss of cognitive ability, memory and the ability to provide love, companionship and support.
Most of all, our attorneys know that a TBI changes the entire family. Relationships are changed. Sexual intimacy may disappear. Independence is replaced by dependence. Children are alienated and confused. Parents are puzzled. We know that family members need compassion, therapy and compensation just as much as the TBI patient. Your attorney at Walkup will see that such compensation is recovered on your behalf.
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The San Francisco brain injury attorneys at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger represent clients in California and Nevada. Our lawyers will meet with injured people and their families in our office, at your home, or in your hospital room.
