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Geriatric Head Injuries: What You Need to Know

Published on: June 28, 2024 | By Flaxman Law Group

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), falls are the leading cause of injuries among seniors in this country. Falls can cause many serious injuries, including fractures and broken hips. One of the most devastating injuries seniors can suffer is a traumatic brain injury.

If you’re over 65 and have suffered a fall or head injury, contact Flaxman Law Group. We’re a boutique law firm with a father-son attorney team in our Miami, Hollywood, and Homestead offices. We’re also a multi-generational office and we always treat our clients like family.

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Head Injuries Have Long-Term Impact

Published on: May 10, 2024 | By Flaxman Law Group

Head injuries can have a long-term impact on a person’s memories, cognitive function, and personality. In some cases, people who have sustained a traumatic head injury need to re-learn speech or need to learn to adjust to life with short-term memory loss. New research about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, though, suggests that the effects of head injuries may be even more wide-spread than previously thought.

When you sustain a head injury, it can affect many areas of your life, including your ability to return to your job, earn an income, and care for yourself. Getting fair compensation, if you qualify, is crucial to getting the medical help, wage loss support, and personal support you need to lead a quality life. To find out whether you may qualify for compensation, contact Flaxman Law Group today to speak with a head injury claims lawyer in our South Florida or Colorado offices about your potential claim.

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New Research About Traumatic Brain Injuries Could Help Patients

Published on: January 5, 2024 | By Flaxman Law Group

In a recent study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers have announced a promising new diagnostic test that could help detect mild traumatic brain injuries. The test involves using gadolinium contrast agent to detect inflammation in the brain.

If you’ve been in a slip and fall injury, car crash, or any situation where you may have experienced a brain injury, contact Flaxman Law Group for a free accident consultation with a Hollywood brain injury claim attorney. Let’s discuss ways we may be able to help you.

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Head Injuries and Workers’ Comp Claims in Florida

Published on: July 21, 2023 | By Flaxman Law Group

In Florida workplaces, head injuries can occur in the blink of an eye, leaving workers grappling with the physical, emotional, and financial losses. Head injuries often have long-lasting effects, impacting not only the injured worker but also their loved ones.

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Flaxman Law Group has worked with many injured employees, where we have developed strong cases to ensue workers receive the support and compensation they deserve. If you’ve suffered a head or brain injury on the job, you can always contact us to schedule a free, no obligation case review to discuss your situation with a Florida workers’ comp claims lawyer.

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Raising Awareness of Serious Brain Injury in Homestead

Published on: March 30, 2022 | By Flaxman Law Group

March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month and it’s a great time to raise awareness about traumatic brain injury (TBI), which can be a life-altering or fatal injury to sustain. Many traumatic brain injuries occur due to blunt force trauma to the brain. When this happens, the brain shakes around inside the skull, which can cause bruising and bleeding to occur. In some cases, the brain swells due to the injury and because of the skull there is no place for the brain to go, causing pressure which can cause further damage to the brain tissue.

Brain injuries can also occur if a person’s brain is deprived of oxygen for an extended period of time, as can occur with some birth injuries or with near-drownings. Injury can also occur if the skull is pierced and the tissue inside is directly impacted.

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Experiencing Hearing Loss in Miami Beach

Published on: July 23, 2021 | By Flaxman Law Group

Hearing loss can occur after a Miami Beach car accident, fall, assault, or any situation where a head injury occurs. If the temporal or parietal lobes are injured, hearing loss can happen. Hearing loss can also occur gradually with exposure to very loud noises, which is a common occurrence in some workplaces.

If you have suffered hearing loss, you may wish to consider whether there are liable parties. If your injury was caused by a traffic collision, workplace injury, exposure to noise at work, or any situation where there may be liable parties, you may wish to consult with a Miami Beach hearing loss claims attorney to discuss your options.

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Living with Concussions in Hallandale Beach

Published on: July 7, 2021 | By Flaxman Law Group

A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury where the brain bounces around inside the skull because the patient has sustained a blow to the head or had been shaken violently. Concussions can cause damage to brain cells and chemical changes to the brain, but in Hallandale Beach, concussions are sometimes called “mild” forms of brain injury because patients are expected to recover.

The legal team at Flaxman Law Group has worked with many concussion patients who suffered debilitating and serious effects from their injury. Working with a Hallandale Beach concussion claims attorney helped these individuals pursue fair compensation so they could pay for lost wages, medical bills, support as they recovered, and other costs.

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Facing Brain Trauma in Broward County

Published on: June 16, 2021 | By Flaxman Law Group

There are many patients in Broward County, Florida living with traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). These injuries can occur as a result of workplace accidents, car collisions, falls, swimming pool incidents and other causes. Unfortunately, a TBI can be one of the most life-changing and expensive injuries you can face and whole Broward County has some excellent hospitals and specialists to help you, you may wish to consult with a brain injury attorney in Broward County to seek compensation so you can pay for quality care.

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Brain Injury Can Impact a Lifetime

Published on: March 7, 2018 | By Flaxman Law Group

Sustaining a brain injury can be a devastating experience, whether your injury is the result of a car accident, workplace accident or other situation in Hollywood or South Florida. Researchers have been learning more about brain injuries and over the past several years it is becoming apparent that brain trauma has more far-reaching outcomes than was previously realized.

New research from the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute at UT Southwestern, for example, has suggested traumatic brain injuries can increase the risk of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers have found a possible correlation between brain injury and early Alzheimer’s by conducting autopsies on patients. According to the more than 2,100 autopsies conducted, those patients who suffered traumatic brain injuries severe enough to lose consciousness for more than five minutes tended to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s about two and a half years earlier when compared with non-injured counterparts.

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Traumatic Brain Injury in Hollywood and South Florida Nursing Homes

Published on: November 17, 2017 | By Flaxman Law Group

Traumatic brain injuries can occur in Hollywood nursing homes for a number of reasons. They are most common due to falls, such as slip and fall or trip and fall incidents in hallways, when getting in and out of bed, or in the washroom. Staff are expected to take reasonable precautions to prevent traumatic brain injury. These precautions may include installing better lighting, offering adequate supervision and assistance to residents, installing grab bars along hallways, on stairs, and in bathrooms and taking additional precautions as well.

Traumatic brain injury can be especially dangerous for elderly person who may already be fragile or may have pre-existing medical conditions. For these patients, concussions and other closed brain injuries can be fatal or can lead to long-term cognition problems, physical problems, mobility challenges and more.

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