A traumatic brain injury or TBI can most easily be defined as a force to the head or brain resulting in a disruption in the proper functioning of the brain. A direct blow to the head is not required to injure the brain. A traumatic brain injury can be causes by a bump, blow, or a jolt to the head. The trauma or injury can dramatically disrupt the brain’s ability to function. Micro injuries to the brain cells can be permanent and can result in permanent deficits. The severity of a brain injury can range from mild to severe.
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Wisconsin Traumatic Brain Injury Attorney
While we have offices in Milwaukee and Madison, we handle traumatic brain injury cases that happen throughout Wisconsin.
A traumatic brain injury attorney is a specialized attorney who has extensive experience representing brain injury survivors. Brain injuries can cause a permanent loss of a persons ability to function. Quite often brain injury victims are unable to perform normal functions within their jobs. Their family typically describes them as being different. Many brain injury victims are unable to take care of themselves, much less their family. They experience memory and attention problems., slowness in processing information, speech or language problems, and many other symptoms
that can be tied to what you’d consider to be brain injury or mental injury. An experienced brain injury attorney can assist the victim with adequately documenting their symptoms and later proving these symptoms to a jury. One of the most important ways to assist your physician in diagnosing your Traumatic Brain Injury is to explain specific problems that you are experiencing. Rozek Law Offices has created this downloadable Traumatic Brain Injury Symptom Checklist
for Wisconsin TBI victims.
A brain injury can have a devastating impact on the victim, their family, and their loved ones. That’s why, when it comes to a brain injury case, you need an experienced brain injury attorney such as Randy Rozek who has experience in getting successful outcomes in brain injury cases. Randy Rozek also has experience in demonstrating the vast amount of loss and damage that brain injury victims and their families incur as a result of the injury.
What’s are the biggest causes of brain injury in the U.S.?
The leading causes of Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States are as follows:
- 28% Falls
- 20% Motor Vehicle Collisions
- 19% Struck by/against
- 11% Assaults
There are three degrees of Traumatic Brain Injury; Severe, Moderate and Mild. This classification system was originally based upon the extent and duration of the loss of consciousness of the individual immediately following the injury. Recently however the medical community has discovered that the duration of post-traumatic amnesia is actually a better predictor of outcome than actual loss of consciousness. Post-traumatic amnesia (PTA), also referred to medically as anterograde amnesia, is defined as the failure to form new memories. All too often, medical professionals fail to inquire into post-traumatic amnesia. Most physicians that do not truly specialize in treating individuals with traumatic brain injury are not aware of the significance of assessing the existence and duration of post-traumatic amnesia.
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
- Glascow Coma Scale of 1 to 8
- Post-Traumatic Amnesia of more than 1 day
- Loss of Consciousness of more than 24 hours
Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury
- Glascow Coma Scale of 9 to 12
- Post-Traumatic Amnesia of 30 minutes to 24 hours
- Loss of Consciousness of 1 to 24 hours
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Glascow Coma Scale of 13 to 15
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- Post-Traumatic Amnesia of less than 1 hour
- Loss of Consciousness of less than 30 minutes
It is important to keep in mind that the degree of traumatic brain injury
does not necessarily indicate the extent of ongoing disability. There have been individuals that have nearly completely recovered from severe traumatic brain injury, while other individuals have been completely and permanently disabled as a result of a mild traumatic brain injury.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
estimated that over 5.3 million Americans have a long-term or lifelong need for assistance in performing their activities of daily living as a direct result of a traumatic brain injury. Also, about 40% of those hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury had one or more unmet needs for services at least one year after their traumatic brain injury or brain damage.. The most frequent needs that were not met include the following:
- Improving memory and problem solving
- Managing stress and emotional upsets
- Controlling one’s temper
- Improving one’s job skills
Regardless of the degree of traumatic injury, it’s critically important to have an experienced brain injury attorney on your side to assist you and your loved ones through the legal procedures associated with obtaining damages for the brain injury victim and their family.
While Moderate Traumatic Brain Injuries
and Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries
are usually easily identified and diagnosed, Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
are often not diagnosed.The common signs and symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury
can be classified into four categories as follows:
Signs and Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury
Physical
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomitting
- Balance Problems
- Dizziness
- Visual Problems
- Fatigue
- Sensitivity to Light
- Sensitivity to Noise
- Numbness/Tingling
- Dazed or Stunned
- Seizures
Cognitive
- Feeling Mentally “Foggy”
- Feeling Slowed Down
- Difficulty Concentrating
- Difficulty Remembering
- Forgetful of Recent Information or Conversations
- Confused About Recent Events
- Answering Questions Slowly
- Repeating Questions
- Difficulty Communicating
- Memory Deficits
- Word-Finding Problems
- Difficulty Multi-Tasking
- Easily Distracted
- Overwhelmed by Crowds
Emotional
- Irritability
- Sadness
- More Emotional
- Nervousness
- Mood Swings
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Temper Outbursts
- Frustration
- Emotional Lability – emotions out of proportion to the situation
Sleep
- Sleeping Less Than Usual
- Sleeping More Than Usual
- Trouble Falling Asleep
- Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
- Narcolepsy – Falling Asleep Suddenly During Daytime
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Insomnia
- Inconsistent Sleep Patterns
When do I call a brain injury attorney?
If you or a loved one has been a victim of someone’s negligence and is experiencing any of the above symptoms as the result of a brain injury, we strongly recommend you contact Randy Rozek today to learn about your rights, and then to get the professional legal expertise you need.
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After an ongoing struggle to bring justice to the victim of an attack at a Wisconsin diabetes clinic, attorney Randy Rozek of Rozek Law Offices, S.C. has won an $8.3 million victory in which a jury found hospital security at fault for the attack and the client’s resulting injuries. In 2014, Rozek’s client was in the waiting room of the diabetes clinic at a local children’s hospital when a 16-year-old girl with a history of violence viciously assaulted her. The victim, who was accompanied by her two young children, was “punched repeatedly in the face and head, had chunks of hair pulled from her head and was struck in the head with a chair,” Rozek said. The children, aged 9 and 11 at the time, were so frightened by the brutal beating that they fled to a stairwell for safety, fearing their mother had been killed by the attacker and that they would be next if the attacker was to find them. Rozek’s client survived the assault, but still struggles with symptoms of a TBI (traumatic brain injury) and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) following the attack.
Congratulations to Attorney Randy Rozek on his election to be Chair of the American Association for Justice’s Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group. The American Association for Justice (AAJ) is the largest group of legal advocates for justice in the country. According to AAJ: “For over 70 years, AAJ has successfully defended Americans’ right to trial by jury and continues to fight every day to protect our practices, our clients’ rights, and our civil justice system.” The 3 pillars of AAJ are Community, Advocacy and Education. AAJ has over 50,000 members and has several different Litigation Groups made up of attorneys that specialize in different areas of the law. The Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group (TBILG) was established in 1991 in order to allow attorneys that handle Traumatic Brain Injury cases the ability to share their knowledge, techniques and experience. The TBILG has over 300 members from around the world. Pre-COVID19, the TBILG will typically put on two or three in-person conferences throughout the year and always had a reputation for bringing in great speakers and having a great turnout. Randy was asked about his election as Chair of the TBILG and had this to say: “It means a lot to me that my fellow trial lawyer colleagues bestowed upon my the great honor of leading the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group for the next year. Our group is made up of some of the greatest TBI lawyers in the country, if not the world. I am proud to lead a group of great lawyers that have dedicated their practices to advocate for those individuals that have suffered from the devastating effects of brain injuries.” Rozek Law Offices, S.C. 3970 N Oakland Ave Ste 604 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211 (414) 374-4444 https://www.rozeklaw.com/
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MILWAUKEE, WI – We are pleased to announce that Randy Rozek, Rozek Law Offices, S. C., has been selected to the Brain Injury Association of America’s Brain Injury Preferred Attorneys Program. This is an exclusive partnership between the nation’s oldest and largest brain injury advocacy organization and one of Wisconsin’s foremost brain injury law firms. […]
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