Bryan Brain Injury Attorneys

Helping Victims of Serious Accidents Heal

Brain injuries can change your life in an instant. In fact, accidental blunt impacts to the head and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) result in the most emergency-room visits for serious traumatic injuries in America. For every TBI, fatal or not, is another brain injury survivor. Children, athletes, the military, the elderly, and just about anyone can be affected by brain injuries under the right circumstances.

If you or someone you love has recently suffered a brain injury, you can trust the lawyer who used to fight insurance companies. At the law firm of Rhodes Humble LLP, we are staunch advocates for the rights of brain injury survivors and use our knowledge, dedication, and skill to protect them in and outside of the courtroom.

Our firm is the result of the merger of two of the most prominent law firms in Williamson County. For decades, businesses, professionals, and residents throughout Central and South Texas have counted on our lawyers.

Count on us. Contact our brain injury attorneys now at Rhodes Humble LLP online or call (979) 459-9888 to secure a consultation.

Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs)

TBIs–which permanently change how the brain works– can occur from open head injuries or closed head injuries. Approximately one half of severe closed head injuries patients will need surgery to remove or repair hematomas (ruptured blood vessels) or contusions (bruised brain tissue).

TBIs can also cause:

• Shearing, stretching, or tearing of brain fibers (called “axonal injuries”)
• Disease or infection
• Bleeding around the brain
• Brain swelling

These injuries may have long-lasting or even permanent lifestyle changes. These injuries often occur during incidents such as motor vehicle collisions, severe falls, or something heavy falling onto your head. Materials at a warehouse or on a construction site frequently fall and strike workers. If that happens, the worker may suffer from a construction accident TBI.

Symptoms of Brain Injuries

Brain injuries can carry severe health issues to the damaged area of the brain as well as many other parts of your body. If you think you suffered any sort of brain harm due to the fault of another person or legal entity, please seek appropriate medical care right away.

As you might suspect, real-time emergency care is crucial for brain recovery. Every second without treatment greatly reduces your chance of making a full recovery from a brain injury.

Some of the most common physical symptoms of brain injuries include:

• Extremely painful headaches
• Temporary, light sensitivity
• Dilation of the pupils in some locations
• Blurry vision
• Memory loss
• Uncontrolleable exhaustion
• Difficulty remembering new information
• An unexplainable loss of consciousness

Effects of Brain Injuries in Adults

Brain injury survivors often suffer neurological issues, many of which produce long-term or permanent effects.

The most common symptoms of brain injuries include:

• Changes in social behavior, including emotional instability
• Impaired problem-solving skills
• Difficulty hearing or seeing
• Vertigo or balance problems
• Decreased spatial perception
• Loss of fine or gross motor skills
• Seizures
• Double or blurred vision
• Problems swallowing

Some systemic issues can impact your brain health. For example, the brain needs to have enough blood and oxygen supply to work correctly. If something, such as a clot, restricts this blood flow, your brain may not have the oxygen it needs. As a result, many connections within the brain can become damaged or, in a worst-case scenario, you could suffer from cell death.

Unfortunately, a combination of gender and genetics can make some people more likely to suffer from a clot that inhibits brain oxygen flow or possibly even suffer from a stroke.

Also, be sure to look out for potential strokes in older adults. Early intervention can greatly reduce the lasting health problems a person could have from a clot or cell death in the brain. Many centers or local hospitals offer free imaging testing using noninvasive CT scans to let people know if they are at risk for clots or of suffering from ongoing cell death.

Finally, if you acquired a brain injury from an accident caused by someone else negligently or intentionally acted, now is the time to reach out to a skilled Texas brain injury attorney. It is important to have the resources you need while you seek justice. You may be facing lengthy medical treatments that may entail cognitive struggles along the way. Our legal team at Rhodes Humble LLP can help ensure that you stand up for yourself legally and protect yourself during this time.

Causes of Brain Injuries

Concussions

They are often referred to as the simplest and most common TBIs to suffer from. A concussion can occur if your brain suddenly moves within your skull, which might happen if sudden force or impact causes your head to be moved backward or forward suddenly.

Such a situation might occur in rear-end car accidents when a motorist is completely caught off guard and cannot brace him or herself for the impact ahead of time. Accidents that might trigger a concussion from having the brain move within the skull sideways can include pedestrian accidents, bike accidents, and slips and falls.

Skull Fractures

As the force that comes into contact with the head is strong enough, a skull fracture may occur. The following are the most common causes of skull fractures:

• Car accidents
• Slip and falls
• and strikes to an object

If you suspect that you or a loved one’s head came into contact with enough force that a skull fracture may have occurred, it is essential to call 911 right away so emergency medical responders can be dispatched. Such traumatic impacts from strong forces to the skull can create little fragments that fly towards the brain. This can take the form of a life-threatening traumatic brain injury.

Ask Our Experienced Legal Team to Represent You

When it comes to things like commercial trucking accidents, you may even need immediate representation from an attorney who could help you recover critical digital records in case your case goes to trial. No matter what type of accident that caused the brain injury, the insurance company representing the party who was at fault for causing the wreck could try to pin all the wrongdoing on your throughout each part of the legal process. Unfortunately, without the help of an experienced Texas brain injury attorney, chances are that you could be stuck with the tab for expensive medical treatments related to a traumatic object. If you would like an “insurance policy,” remember that we are always here for you when accident-related lawsuits go horribly wrong.

Did you or a loved one suffer from a life-changing brain injury? If you believe another person’s actions may have caused your brain injury, contact our Texas brain injury attorneys now at Rhodes Humble LLP.

If you or a loved one are suffering a brain injury after an accident, contact Rhodes Humble LLP via online form or call (979) 459-9888.