It has been estimated that every 15 seconds in the United States a traumatic brain injury occurs. Two to Three million Americans suffer from traumatic brain injuries every year. Traumatic brain injury is often times overlooked by healthcare professionals due to minimal outward damage that may occur, which can lead to improper care and treatment.

The definition of a traumatic brain injury is, the impairment of normal brain function due to a neurological insult that occurs in an open or closed head injury. There are four general categories of symptoms that are recognized in a brain injury. They are cognitive, perceptual, physical and behavioral/emotional. Within each category there are many specific symptoms that may or may not be present.

Because traumatic brain injury can be a long - term illness or even permanent it is imperative you have the assistance of an experienced personal injury attorney who has significant expertise in the presentation of brain injury claims. Contact one of the highly trained attorneys of 1800lawyers.com online or call 1 800LAWYERS (1-800-529-9377) today so they can get you the best experts to evaluate and present your claim.