Traumatic brain injuries can be life-altering events, so it’s crucial that you are able to recover compensation that can help make up for the losses you will likely experience due to them. Medical evidence can go a long way toward proving the extent of your injuries.
Keep reading to learn what you will need to prove and the evidence that can help you prove it. Then set up a free consultation so that our experienced TBI attorneys can help with your case.
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Diagnostic Tests
If you have suffered a head injury in an accident, diagnostic tests and imaging results can help connect your injuries and the accident. They can also start the process of evaluating the full scope of your injuries. Some examples of strong medical evidence that can help support your initial diagnosis include:
- CT scans
- MRIs
- X-rays
- Other neuroimaging tests
- PET scans and other functional imaging tests
- Brain mapping, diagrams, or computer simulations
- Neuropsychological evaluations
- Psychological tests
These medical records can help identify the structural injuries in the brain, visual proof of the damage, brain activity, the relationships between the brain and behavior, the severity of the injury, and other related aspects of the injury that helps develop a comprehensive understanding of the injury and its impact.
Ongoing Medical TreatmentÂ
Medical records related to ongoing medical treatment can also help show the injury’s impact and the need for ongoing medical intervention. Ongoing records related to the injury may include:
- Diagnostic tests that determine the victim’s level of mental function, physical function, information processing skills, cognitive ability, motor skills, and speech control
- Intracranial pressure monitoring to determine brain swelling
- Doctors’ notes
- Prognosis documents
These records can help show the injury’s severity and impact. These records also help show that you are taking the condition seriously and following your doctor’s recommended treatment plan.
Career ImpactÂ
Traumatic brain injuries can have a significant impact on the lives of victims and their families. TBI victims may be unable to return to the same job or to even work at all. Understanding the long-term financial impact of a TBI often involves hiring vocational experts who can estimate the victim’s pre- and post-accident projected earnings. Economic experts can help show the effect of inflation, life expectancy, and other factors when determining these financial losses.
Mental Health Impact
Traumatic brain injuries don’t only affect the brain. They can alter victims’ personalities and cause mental health issues due to the trauma they impose on the victim. Common emotional effects of TBI include the following:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Severe irritability
- Affective instability
These emotional effects can negatively affect a victim’s overall quality of life. An experienced attorney can meet with experts, such as psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, or neuropsychologists, to help provide reliable and supportive evidence of such effects.
Daily Impact
Having witnesses who were familiar with you before the accident can also be helpful in your case. They may be able to testify about how you were before and after the accident, providing a clearer picture of how the accident has affected your life. You can also help provide this evidence by writing down your daily struggles since the accident.Â
Contact Our TBI Accident Lawyers for Legal Assistance and Guidance
Navigating a TBI case can be difficult on your own. Dulin McQuinn Young can help identify and compile the evidence you need to support your personal injury claim. Call us today at (303) 246-1111 for your free consultation.