Brain Anatomy · Brain Damage Survivor Attorneys
Nevada and California · Brain Injury Lawyers
San Francisco Bay Area · Los Angeles · San Diego
Just as no two brains are exactly alike, no two brain injuries are alike. At the Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger TBI law firm, our San Francisco, California attorneys investigate the causes, extent, location and medical implications of each brain injury case we handle, approaching each case as unique.
The brain is made of soft tissue inside a protective skull. The brain is a complex system of neurons that control a wide range of functions including thinking, breathing, physical movement, personality, behavior, and sensations (touch, smell, and hearing) that help us interpret our existence and the world around us.
When the brain is damaged – pierced, hit, bruised, swollen, herniated or subjected to lack of oxygen – the precise area damaged and the severity of the injury will result in widely varying symptoms. Traumatic brain injury is usually diagnosed by degrees – mild, moderate, or severe. All have long-term effects.
- Frontal Lobe: This area of the brain controls problem solving, judgment, inhibition of behavior, planning, emotion, personality, mental flexibility, ability to express oneself through speech, and organizational capacity.
- Temporal Lobe: The temporal lobe is involved in memory functions, hearing, speech comprehension and sequencing.
- Parietal Lobe: The parietal lobe of the brain gives us our sense of touch, as well as spatial and visual perception.
- Occipital Lobe: Vision is controlled by the occipital lobe.
- Cerebellum: Balance, coordination, and motor skill activities depend on the cerebellum.
- Brain Stem: The brain stem manages critical and life sustaining body functions including breathing, heart rate, sleep and wake cycles, concentration, and consciousness.
Damage to any one of these areas can seriously and permanently affect the injured person. At the Walkup law firm, our lawyers have dealt with almost all types and causes of brain injuries and many levels of severity.
- Mild TBI: People with mild TBI may suffer from headache, confusion, changed sleep patterns, behavior and mood changes, memory loss, poor concentration, and difficulty with thinking.
- Moderate or Severe TBI: Those suffering from moderate or severe TBI may have the above symptoms plus others including worsening or continuous headache, vomiting or nausea, convulsions, slurred speech, numbness in the extremities, loss of coordination, restlessness, or agitation. The worst injuries result in stupor, coma, or a persistent vegetative state.
Whatever type or severity of traumatic brain injury, you and your family need to consult an attorney experienced with brain injury claims and litigation – a TBI attorney from Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger.
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The traumatic brain injury attorneys and spinal cord injury lawyers at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger represent clients in California and Nevada. Our lawyers will meet with injured people and their families in our office, at your home, or in your hospital room.
