Your Guide to Brain Injury Compensation

cIncurring an injury to the brain can be one of the most devastating and serious injuries a person can experience. The effects of injury to the brain can vary greatly, with some people suffering memory loss, poor concentration, cognitive problems and even permanent brain damage in some severe cases. Wikipedia states, “Traumatic brain injury is defined as damage to the brain resulting from external mechanical force, such as rapid acceleration or deceleration, impact, blast waves, or penetration by a projectile. Brain funtion is temporarily or permanently impaired and structural damage may or may not be detectable with current technology”.

Injuries of this type can result from a number of accidents including clinical negligence and car accidents. A recent story in the BBC concerned a man who was involved in a terrible car accident and received a debilitating brain injury. The man was parked in a lay-by next to the A55 when another vehicle travelling at 70mph crashed into the back of him causing him to smash his head against the steering wheel and sustain serious injuries. The victim has been left with permanent brain injury and a damaged frontal lobe causing him cognitive and personality problems. Liverpool Crown Court awarded the victim £3.6 million in brain injury compensation which will be used towards care for him as he can no longer live an independent life. Read the rest of this entry »

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