Brain injuries from car accidents can dramatically affect your vision. Many survivors face unexpected challenges, from blurry eyesight to other issues that impact balance and posture. If you're struggling with vision problems after a crash, you are not alone. This...
Brain Injuries
What are the long-term effects of severe TBIs?
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) typically happen in most accidents, whether involving motor vehicles or slips and falls. Most mild cases may require little to no medical treatments, causing people to underestimate their TBI when they feel fine. Unfortunately, severe...
The link between ACL and brain injuries
Professional athletes and weekend warriors in New Jersey find the concept of an ACL tear frightening. Even if reconstruction surgery seems completely successful, ACL tears can still result in permanent loss of joint function. Moreover, individuals often reinjure their...
Common types of brain damage in New Jersey
Brain damage comes in many different forms. Some are more severe than others, but all can have a profound impact on the life of the victim. If you or someone you love in New Jersey has suffered a brain injury, it is important to know what you can do to get the...
Types of TBI accidents in New Jersey
It’s not uncommon for New Jersey residents to feel fine immediately after bumping their heads in a collision or accident. But the fact of the matter is, any impact on the head could lead to devastating consequences. Anytime your head sustains damage through direct or...
Coping with a TBI
A traumatic brain injury, or TBI, refers to the harm that happens when a jolt, blow or bump to the head or neck causes injury to the brain. Car accidents, blast injuries, falls, assaults, and sports injuries are among the most common causes of TBI. If you're a New...
Can seizures cause permanent brain damage?
For residents of New Jersey who experience seizures, those seizures may be caused by a specific medical condition such as epilepsy or an accident that involves trauma. There is concern over whether seizures can cause permanent brain damage. What is a seizure? A...
Brain injuries: Different patients have different experiences
Traumatic brain injuries are interesting, because they vary significantly among patients. For some, their injuries may resolve quickly, and they can get on with their lives with relatively few side effects. For others, it's a lifetime of recovery ahead of them.When...
Nursing home falls and traumatic brain injuries
If your aging parent resides in a New Jersey nursing home, his or her safety, welfare, comfort and contentment are always on your mind. Even though you probably checked out the facility thoroughly before helping your parent move in, nevertheless you keep hearing about...
Study measures patient outcomes after mTBI
New Jersey residents may have heard about something called the UPFRONT-study. Its goal was to learn more about patient outcomes after suffering a mild traumatic brain injury. Data was gleaned from patients who were recruited at trauma centers between 2013 and 2015 and...