From the category archives:

Brain Injury

Brain Injury Advocate Pushes Forward Against NFL

April 12, 2010

Brain injuries are far too common and the lasting results can be devastating.  This is no less true when the brain injury suffered is a mild traumatic brain injury or MTBI (brain injuries are ranked in terms of severity).
And no one seems to know these facts better than Eleanor Perfetto.  Ms. Perfetto, who has a [...]

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Brain Injury Victims Start New Treatment

March 29, 2010

As reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, injury victims that suffer severe brain injuries and are taken to one of three Bay Area hospitals – San Francisco General, Stanford, and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center – are likely to receive a new treatment that the medical community is very excited about.
The new treatment consists of [...]

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Brain Injuries – Signs & Symptoms

February 4, 2010

Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries and the issues that they present.

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Brain Injury Detection Device In Development

January 10, 2010

Let’s say that you are involved in a personal injury accident in San Francisco – maybe a trucking accident, or car accident, or even a serious fall and you suffer a brain injury. 
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a device that first-responders or paramedics could use to determine if you had suffered a [...]

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San Francisco Injury Attorney Explains MTBI Tips

January 6, 2010

In this video I explain simple steps to cope with a Mild Traumatic Brain injury or MTBI during recovery.  I hope you find it useful.  Good luck.

Tips For Dealing With MTBI

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Steps In Dealing With A Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI)

January 5, 2010

Let’s assume that you are involved in a car accident, trucking accident, or fall of some type in San Francisco and you injure your head and suffer a concussion or Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI).
How do you deal with this sort of injury at home and at work?
First, if you have suffered head injury, concussion, [...]

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Dealing With A Traumatic Brain Injury Or TBI

December 30, 2009

As a San Francisco injury attorney, I have seen the difficulties that brain injury victims and their families go through when dealing with a traumatic brain injury or TBI.  This ordeal can be as difficult for the family or loved one as it is for the injury victim.
When a loved one has suffered a traumatic [...]

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Traumatic Brain Injury – TBI – Causes Symptoms And Costs

December 30, 2009

There has been much attention and focus in the media recently on brain injuries.  And this is a good thing because these injuries are terribly serious and can have devastating consequences of the injury victims. With so much attention being paid to these injuries it’s appropriate to review exactly what is meant by a brain [...]

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Can Amino Acids Help Brain Injury Victims?

December 15, 2009

Brain injuries, ranging from traumatic (TBI) to mild traumatic (MTBI) are very serious problem for people of all ages not only here in San Francisco but across the country.
In the United States, numerous individuals suffer brain injuries every single day.  Brain injuries are the leading cause of death and disability among children.  Such injuries are [...]

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Brain Injury Victims, Radiation Overdoses, And CT Scan

December 8, 2009

Brain Injury Victims, Radiation Overdoses, And CT Scan
Here in the San Francisco Bay Area we have some of the finest healthcare professionals who specialize in brain injuries.  And, as a San Francisco injury attorney I have read numerous CT scan reports, especially in brain injury cases.
And like other professionals that attempt to assists brain injury [...]

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