Atlanta Traumatic Brain Injury Attorney

Experienced Traumatic Brain Injury Attorneys in Atlanta

If you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury in Atlanta, you need an experienced traumatic brain injury attorney on your side. At Weatherby Law Firm, we have recovered millions of dollars for victims of brain injuries after car accidents and other types of accidents. We have the experience you need to win your brain injury case.

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How Do We Handle Brain Injury Cases After an Accident?

We work to understand all the facts of how the accident occurred.

We have a team of experts to assist us in cases. This includes neurologists to diagnose the injury. It also includes an economist, if necessary, to identify the future damages and expenses that will be incurred. Because we have worked on a number of traumatic brain injury cases, we can quickly spot the issues and point our clients in the right direction.

The key with a traumatic brain injury case is understanding how serious the impairments are and how the injured person will be affected. We have worked on traumatic brain injury cases involving only a mild concussion, which were resolved in a matter of weeks.

We have also assisted a traumatic brain-injured child, with lifelong cognitive, speech, and motor skill deficits, obtain the maximum recovery possible in their position. In both cases, understanding the extent of the injury was key.

Closed head injuries

Closed head injuries can range from mild to severe.

The types of closed head injuries include:

• Concussion (head injury with resulting temporary brain dysfunction),
• Intracranial hematoma (blood vessel in the brain ruptures causing blood to pool),
• Cerebral contusion (a bruise to brain tissue), and
• Diffuse axonal injury (a potentially devastating brain injury in which lesions form).

Open head injuries

Open head injuries occur when the skull is broken by an object that makes contact with the brain.

A skull fracture, in which the skull is broken, is a result of an open head injury. Often, these types of injuries occur when something penetrates the head. This can be a bullet (in the case of a shooting) or any other object.

How are Traumatic Brain Injuries Diagnosed?

Traumatic brain injuries are typically diagnosed through physical assessment and imaging tests.

When the person arrives at the doctor, the doctor will perform a physical assessment checking to see if the person can follow certain directions. A good example of this occurs in football when doctors perform assessments of the players to determine if they have suffered a concussion.

More definitive tests include a CT Scan and MRI scan. These scans may show issues with the skull and the soft tissue.