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Persistent Post Concussive Syndrome in Children After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

By Stark & Stark on April 1st, 2022

Posted in Brain Injury News

In defending pediatric traumatic brain injury cases, defense experts often allege that the pediatric TBI survivor did not sustain any permanent injuries based on the antiquated philosophy that due to neuroplasticity children’s brains heal themselves. This misguided opinion was debunked in a recent study from Israel where researchers sought to… Continue reading

Study Finds Long-Lasting Symptoms from Traumatic Brain Injuries

By Stark & Stark on February 16th, 2022

Posted in Brain Injury News

 It’s an all-too-common assumption that the symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI) last only three to six months, and this misunderstanding can make it more difficult to claim the compensation you’re entitled to after experiencing a TBI. However, a recent study published in the Journal of Neurotrauma found persistent and ongoing symptoms… Continue reading

State Rulings Uphold the Use of Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Cases Involving Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries

By Stark & Stark on December 23rd, 2021

Posted in Brain Injury News

If you’ve suffered a mild traumatic brain injury (mild TBI) as the result of an accident, you may be required to provide evidence of this injury in order to collect the insurance payments needed for medical care or pursue the compensation you’re entitled to through personal injury lawsuits. A pair… Continue reading

mTBI and Parkinson’s Disease

By Stark & Stark on December 2nd, 2021

Posted in Brain Injury News

 It has been known for some time there is an increased risk of neurologic decline following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). A new study published in PLOS ONE adds further proof. In a recent study, epidemiologists reported a 56% increased risk of veterans with mild traumatic brain injury developing Parkinson’s disease… Continue reading

Brain Injury Awareness Month is Here

By Stark & Stark on March 3rd, 2021

Posted in Brain Injury News

Did you know at least 2.8 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury each year, and at least 5.3 million Americans live with a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)-related disability? Every year when March comes around we observe Brain Injury Awareness Month. The Brain Injury Association of America’s (BIAA) theme for the… Continue reading

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a Risk Factor for Dementia

By Bruce H. Stern on September 24th, 2020

Posted in Brain Injury News

Traumatic brain injuries are considered risk factors for other neurologic diseases such as dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and epilepsy. A recently published, British Journal of Psychiatry article discusses “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a Risk Factor for Dementia.” The researchers from the University College of London, UK, Division of Psychiatry, conducted a… Continue reading

Long Term Post Concussion Symptoms

By Bruce H. Stern on September 11th, 2020

Posted in Brain Injury News

I recently took the deposition of a neuropsychologist who maintained that all patients having sustained a mild traumatic brain injury recover within six months. When presented with recent studies demonstrating the inaccuracy of that opinion, he acknowledged that he was unfamiliar with those studies. Rather, he relied on a 2004… Continue reading

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