When someone suffers from a head injury during a major car accident, their brain’s normal functions may get disrupted and cause a wide variety of symptoms.
Depending on the severity of the impact, a crash victim’s TBI may carry long-term effects that force them to alter the way they live their life forever.
Penetrating brain injury
A penetrating brain injury is a life-threatening form of TBI that occurs when an object breaks through a person’s skull, causing a direct destruction of their brain tissues.
These types of cases typically arise from high-speed crashes and may cause the victim to experience sensory impairments, memory loss, seizures and paralysis on one side of the body.
Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)
When a crash victim sustains a serious head injury or trauma, their brain may bleed directly within the brain tissue, causing the blood to build up and increase pressure from within the skull. When this happens, brain and nerve damage occur.
While the symptoms of ICH will depend on the location and severity of the bleeding, it may include headache, vomiting, numbness in one side of the body, vision loss and seizures.
Diffuse axonal injury (DAI)
When a person’s head shakes from a major car crash, their brain can rotate inside their skull and cause their brain’s nerve fibers to tear. When the nerve fibers get damaged, the person’s brain may lose its ability to communicate and coordinate normal bodily functions.
Because of this, DAI often causes the victims to suffer from coma or experience a range of physical and cognitive changes that may be temporary or permanent.
Seek justice for your catastrophic brain injury
If you or your loved one suffered from a TBI because of a car or truck accident, you must seek the support of a lawyer who can help you sue the other party and demand compensation for your medical costs and noneconomic damages.
