by James Lambka | Nov 2, 2018 | Automobile Accidents, Children, Slip & Fall, Traumatic Brain Injuries
To herald in the launch of our new page on traumatic brain injuries, we’d like to discuss these very serious medical issues, and offer some information for our clients and our audience. WHAT ARE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES AND HOW DO YOU GET THEM? Traumatic brain...
by James Lambka | Aug 16, 2018 | Medical Info, Traumatic Brain Injuries
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that there is an increased risk of suicide in people who have suffered a traumatic brain injury. Researchers in Denmark examined 34,529 suicide deaths over a 35 year period. They found...
by James Lambka | Jun 18, 2018 | Automobile Accidents, Medical Info, Traumatic Brain Injuries
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study in May 2018 examining the treatment patterns from more than 800 people who suffered a mild head injury. The study can be found here:...
by James Lambka | Mar 2, 2018 | Children, Medical Info, Traumatic Brain Injuries
Washington state led the nation in the creation of laws to help provide guidance to coaches and clear standards designed to insure safety for students who are suspected of incurring a concussion. This law can be found at RCW 28A.600.190. It reads as follows: RCW...
by James Lambka | Dec 5, 2017 | Automobile Accidents, Children, Slip & Fall, Traumatic Brain Injuries
National Public Radio authored a piece that covered Penn State Hershey’s development of a new test that measures genetic material in saliva to detect the existence of concussions in children. The results were almost 90 percent accurate. When concussed, the brain...
by James Lambka | May 16, 2017 | Automobile Accidents, Medical Info, Traumatic Brain Injuries
A new Study in the Journal of Neurotrauma 34:1411-1523 (April 15, 2017), concludes that many people who suffer from postconcussion syndrome do not recover. The study focused on 285 patients diagnosed with concussion based symptoms. Of these, 141 responded and these...