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TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURY LAWYERS Injuries involving some type of blow to the head - which are often caused through no fault of the victim - are among the most common in our society. Head injuries can range from relatively minor damage to the scalp and face such as lacerations, abrasions, and bruising; to more serious consequences involving damage to the brain. Traumatic brain injury, closed or open head injury and brain damage are terms that generally refer to injury to the brain. There are two major types of head injury: open head injury, or a closed head injury. An open head injury results from direct penetration of the skull, such as a bullet wound. Penetrating injuries often require surgery to remove the violating object or debris from the brain tissue. The initial injury itself may cause immediate death.
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While traumatic brain injury, or "TBI" most often results from
blunt trauma to the head, this type of injury can also occur without direct
impact to the skull. This type of injury is described as a "closed"
head injury, i.e., an injury that does not result in penetration of the
skull. Situations resulting in abrupt and dramatic "acceleration/deceleration,"
typically associated with "whiplash," can also bring about the
same conditions and symptoms resulting from blunt trauma to the head.
Acceleration/deceleration refers to any situation where the head is caused
to move with enough speed or force to cause the brain to come in contact
with the inside of the skull, creating rotation of the brain within the
skull. The impact between the brain and the inside of the skull often
results in damage to the brain, including bruising, bleeding and tearing
of the membranes and tissue that comprise the brain. |
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| The following is a list of the various regions of the brain, and the functions controlled by the respective region: | |
CEREBERAL CORTEX Parietal Lobe:
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