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Cerebral palsy is most commonly caused by a brain injury while a baby's brain is developing.

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While researchers continue to look for the concussion «holy grail» in the form of specific impact thresholds above which concussions are highly likely and / or the number of impacts or the magnitude of impacts per week or per season that substantially increase the risk of long term brain injury, impact sensor technology is available right now to do what we can to reduce total brain trauma by using impact data to identify kids who need more coaching so they can learn how to tackle and block without using their helmets.

The policy requires removal from play for any student, as determined by a game official, coach from the student's team, certified athletic trainer, licensed physician, licensed physical therapist or other official designated by the student's school entity, exhibits signs or symptoms of a concussion or traumatic brain injury while participating in an athletic activity.

«While neuroimaging studies can tell us a great deal about the brain's response to complex events, it's only by studying patients with brain injury that we can see if a brain region is actually needed to perform a given task,» said Dr Clark.

A single traumatic brain injury characterized as severe increases the risk by 35 percent, while a mild traumatic brain injury or concussion increased the risk by 17 percent.

While the settlement must still be approved by the court, it is important not only for the football players and their families, but also for Kentucky brain injury victims and their families.

While no amount of compensation can replace the life of a loved one or fully compensate the victim for serious and catastrophic injuries such as brain damage or paralysis, we seek to recover reparation for medical expenses, lost wages, and emotional distress to the maximum extent allowed by the laws of the State of California.

While most of these traumas are minor because the brain is protected by the skull, there are still over half a million head injuries that require medical attention and hospitalization.

While any personal injury is serious to the victim, those who have suffered burns, paralysis, brain trauma, fractures, or spinal injuries, have special needs that can only be addressed by an attorney with experience to fully present more complex injury cases.

It's caused by a brain injury or malformation while a child's brain is still developing, and can impact body movement, posture, balance, motor functioning skills, as well as muscle control, weakness and tone.

While some may think that those emotions are the victim's way of dealing with the accident, many brain injury rehabilitation professionals maintain that unusual emotional behavior is caused by the brain injury itself.

Because a brain injury may be caused by a number of types of accidents or trauma, doctors may overlook it while treating other types of injuries.

If you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury or other injury in a vehicular accident caused by someone engaged in a cell phone conversation while driving, it is very important that you contact a personal injury attorney.

Being struck by a drunk driver while on a motorcycle leaves one susceptible to many debilitating injuries, including bone fractures, back, neck, and head injuries, brain trauma, severe burns, coma, and even death.

In January, Simcoe.com spoke to Melissa Jirovec about the challenges of caring for her husband Jason, who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was struck by an impaired dirt biker while riding an ATV in 2014.

While the injuries vary in severity, the type of injuries sustained by a slip and fall can include brain and spinal cord injuries, broken bones, contusions or at worst, death.

I sustained a severe brain injury when I was hit by a car while walking in a back alley.