Symptoms can include chronic head pain, affected vision, sensitivity to light, memory loss, severe mood changes, dizziness, loss of balance, speech defects and numerous other injuries. In proving traumatic brain damage from auto or truck accidents, personal injury attorneys may employ the services of a medical expert called a neuropsychologist. This expert can perform a battery of tests and testify to the connection between the victim's symptomology and the areas of the brain affected.
Various rehabilitative treatment protocols are available for traumatic brain injury. Contrary to prior medical thinking, it appears that the patient can produce new brain cells, or reinvigorate brain functions, to make improved recoveries. The extent of damage in each patient, however, is an individual matter that requires medical proof. In Kentucky, attorneys familiar with brain trauma cases are best prepared to prove the debilitating effects of traumatic brain injury.