To work, to the airport, or out for a night on the town—ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft make it easy to get wherever you’re going with just a few taps on a smartphone app. This business model has revolutionized transportation worldwide. However, when an accident happens, especially ones with serious head injuries, serious concerns arise about medical expenses and … Read More
When the Mind Changes: Understanding Anger and Personality Shifts After a Traumatic Brain Injury
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can change you at your core, the part that makes you you. Personality change occurs in 59.1% of traumatic brain injuries, according to researchers. A once calm and patient individual may suddenly become irritable, short-tempered, withdrawn, or exhibit childlike behavior after a brain injury. Some talk nonstop; others barely speak at all. For many, these … Read More
Encephalomalacia Caused by Head Trauma: What Is Post-Traumatic Encephalomalacia?
When someone suffers a serious head injury, the effects can last for the remainder of their life. One possible result is a condition called post-traumatic encephalomalacia, also known as cerebral softening. This condition involves the loss or destruction of brain tissue following a brain injury. For patients and families, education and understanding about what this disease entails is key to … Read More
Maribeth’s Story: How Brain Injury Law Helped Me After a Devastating Car Accident
When Maribeth Clark was driving to SeaTac for an important flight to see her husband, a car swerved across 4 lanes of traffic and slammed into her vehicle, sending her crashing into the barrier. The accident was incredibly frightening and left Maribeth with a serious traumatic brain injury (TBI). Unfortunately, like many TBI sufferers, Maribeth didn’t realize the extent of … Read More
Epidural vs. Subdural Hematoma: Similarities and Differences
Epidural hematomas (EDH) and subdural hematomas are two common wounds that you can get as a result of a head injury. In this article, you’ll learn about some of the commonalities between them and their major differences. Before diving in, you’ll need to learn a few medical terms. What Is a Hematoma? A hematoma is a pool of blood somewhere … Read More
Acceleration and Deceleration Brain Injuries | Whiplash & Traumatic Axonal Injury
Rapid acceleration and deceleration brain injuries are some of the most common injuries we see our clients for. While they have a wide variety of causes, they’re very common in car wrecks. These traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) harm your brain in a number of ways. In this article, you’ll learn what rapid acceleration and deceleration do to your brain, what … Read More
Understanding Differences Between Cerebral Contusions and Concussions
Understanding Differences Between Cerebral Contusions and Concussions Your brain is an incredibly complex organ—it has about 86 billion neurons, which just happens to be about the same number as there are galaxies in the known universe. Because it’s so complex, powerful, and unique, it can be easy to forget that it’s an organ like any other. Just like the rest … Read More
The Way TBIs Are Classified Is Changing. Here’s Why CBI-M Is a Huge Win for Patients
For close to half a century, medical professionals used a simple scale to define traumatic brain injuries (TBI): the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). This scale has long been considered out of date, and experts have argued for years that it doesn’t properly capture the complexity of TBIs. Thankfully, a new framework has finally been created by a coalition of neurologists, … Read More
Guiding Your Recovery, Securing Your Tomorrow | Brain Injury Law
There’s no other attorney in Seattle, Washington State, or the entire country, with the specialized knowledge about and experience with brain injuries that Brain Injury Law of Seattle has. In fact, almost 100% of our clients come to us because they’ve experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and want to work with someone who truly understands what they’re going through—and … Read More
E-Scooter Accidents Are Becoming More Common as Their Use Rises
There’s a reason all the nurses in the Harborview emergency department wear shirts that say “Anti-Scooter Club”—with over 160 severe injuries seen in Harborview alone in 2024 (many of them head injuries), these convenient vehicles are also turning out to be extremely dangerous. However, anyone who’s lived in Seattle for any length of time knows that electric scooter use is … Read More
