In order to win your TBI case, your attorney must also have extensive knowledge and experience with the type of accident that caused your injury. In Austin and throughout Texas, Shaw Cowart, LLP, is here to fight for you.
Traumatic Brain Injury Consequences
TBI can affect every area of your life. In a 2011 survey, TBI victims and their families reported that TBI had negatively affected their lives in the following areas:
- Marriage
- Education
- Employment
- Income
- Living situation
- Parenting
- Psychological status
The effects of TBI are far too numerous to list. Every TBI survivor lives with a unique combination of impairments and issues. Examples of common consequences of TBI include:
- Epilepsy
- Physical impairments
- Difficulty with controlled movements
- Loss of libido and/or sexual dysfunction
- Weakness
- Balance problems
- Chronic pain
- Headaches
- Sensitivity to light
- Ringing ears
- Sensitivity to noise
- Dizzy spells
- Fatigue
- Exhaustion
- Loss of vision, hearing, taste, or smell
- Sleep disorders
- Cognitive impairment
- Memory problems
- Difficulty concentrating
- Aphasia
- Confusion
- Foggy thinking
- Amnesia
- Personality changes
- Altered sense of self
- Extreme mood swings
- Unexplained anger
- Frustration
- Irritability
- Restlessness
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Loss of self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Impulse control problems
- Substance abuse
- Criminal behavior
Treatments for TBI are improving every day. New and innovative rehabilitation and therapy techniques can help TBI survivors regain more of their normal physical, cognitive and emotional functioning. But, treatments can be very costly, and many are not covered by health insurance. If someone else caused your injuries, we can help you recover the compensation you need to gain access to the very best care.
To learn more about TBI claims and how we can help you recover the compensation you need and deserve, please call Shaw Cowart, LLP, at 512-499-8900 or email us today.
