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The Neuropsychological Impact of Traumatic Brain InjuriesA Comprehensive Guide to the Literature for Personal Injury Lawyers
Publisher: Medifocus Legal
Publication Date: April 8, 2024
Number of Pages: 123
A Comprehensive Guide to the Literature for Personal Injury Lawyers
Publisher: Medifocus LegalPublication Date: April 8, 2024
Number of Pages: 123
One of the primary concerns following a TBI is cognitive impairment. Depending on the location and extent of the injury, individuals may experience difficulties with attention, memory, and executive functions such as problem-solving and decision-making. These cognitive deficits can interfere with daily activities, academic or occupational performance, and social interactions, leading to a decreased quality of life.
TBI's can also profoundly affect emotional and behavioral functioning. Many individuals report experiencing mood disturbances such as depression, anxiety, irritability, and impulsivity following a TBI. These emotional changes may be attributed to both biological factors, such as alterations in neurotransmitter levels, and psychosocial factors, including the stress of coping with injury-related challenges.
In addition to cognitive and emotional consequences, TBIs often manifest in physical symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, and fatigue. These somatic complaints can exacerbate cognitive difficulties and contribute to overall distress and functional impairment.
Importantly, the neuropsychological impact of TBIs is not limited to the immediate aftermath of the injury. Research suggests that individuals may experience long-term sequelae, including persistent cognitive deficits and increased risk of neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Medical and scientific literature plays a significant role in litigating cases involving traumatic brain injuries in several ways:
1. **Establishing the Standard of Care**: Medical literature helps establish the standard of care expected from medical professionals in diagnosis, treating, and managing TBIs. This can be crucial in determining whether a healthcare provider adhered to accepted medical practices in a given case.
2. **Providing Evidence of Injury**: Scientific literature provides evidence of the effects and consequences of TBIs, including concussions. This evidence can include information on the physiological changes in the brain, symptoms associated with TBIs, long-term effects, and potential complications.
3. **Linking Injury to Cause**: Literature can help establish a causal link between the incident in question (e.g., a car accident, sports injury) and the resulting TBI.
4. **Determining Damages**: Literature on the long-term effects and costs associated with TBIs can be used to calculate damages in legal cases. This includes expenses related to medical treatment, rehabilitation, lost income, and diminished quality of life.
5. **Expert Testimony**: Experts in TBI litigation often rely on medical and scientific literature to support their testimony. This literature provides the foundation for expert opinions on issues such as diagnosis, prognosis, causation, and appropriate treatment.
6. **Challenging Opposing Arguments**: Legal teams may use medical and scientific literature to challenge opposing arguments presented by the other party. This can involve refuting claims about the severity of the injury, questioning the validity of certain medical practices, or disputing the relevance of specific evidence.
7. **Educating the Court**: Medical and scientific literature may be used to educate judges and juries about TBIs, helping them understand the complexities of these injuries and their implications for the individuals involved.
The MediFocus Literature Guide to The Neuropsychological Impact of Traumatic Brain Injuries is a comprehensive reference guide to the medical literature that is designed to help personal injury lawyers develop an in-depth understanding of the often significant cognitive and behavioral consequences of traumatic brain injures. This objective is accomplished by a thorough review of the peer-reviewed medical literature published over the past 15 years as documented from case reports, cohort studies, and major topical review articles.
The MediFocus Literature Guide to The Neuropsychological Impact of Traumatic Brain Injures is available both as a soft-cover book and as a PDF download. Order your copy today. Please see the side panel for more information.
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- A comprehensive bibliography of 203 journal article references indexed in MEDLINE published in well respected medical and scientific journals.
- Online access to the abstracts (summaries) of the articles.
- Online access to the free full-text version of 22 articles.
- Links to full-text sources of other articles that are available for purchase directly from individual journal publishers.
- A unique "Author Directory" consisting of the names and institutional affiliations of experts who have published and have specialized knowledge about The Neuropsychological Impact of Traumatic Brain Injuries. The "Author Directory" is a valuable resource for quickly identifying and locating experts for case reviews, opinions, and testimony.
Select examples of topics that are covered by the articles referenced in this Guidebook include:
- The Role of Neuropsychology in the Evaluation of Concussion
- Neuropsychological outcomes following traumatic brain injury
- The validity of the Brain Injury Cognitive Screen (BICS) as a neuropsychological screening assessment for traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury.
- Neuropsychological Outcomes in Patients with Complicated Versus Uncomplicated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: 6-Month Follow-Up
- Neuropsychological test validity in Veterans presenting with subjective complaints of 'verysevere' cognitive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury.
- Neuropsychological Testing in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: What to Do When Baseline Testing Is Not Available.
- Neuropsychological Assessment Following Concussion: an Evidence-Based Review of the Role of Neuropsychological Assessment Pre- and Post-Concussion.
- Neuropsychiatric Predictors of Post-Injury Headache After Mild-Moderate Traumatic BrainInjury in Veterans.
- Neuropsychological outcome and diffusion tensor imaging in complicated versus uncomplicated mild traumatic brain injury.
- Risk for broad-spectrum neuropsychiatric disorders after mild traumatic brain injury in a cohort of US Air Force personnel.
- The DSM-5 approach to the evaluation of traumatic brain injury and its neuropsychiatric sequelae.
- Neuropsychiatry of pediatric traumatic brain injury.
- Long-term neurological and neuropsychological outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.
- Understanding the neuropsychiatric consequences associated with significant traumatic brain injury.
- Neuropsychiatry of pediatric traumatic brain injury.
- Influence of poor effort on neuropsychological test performance in U.S. military personnel following mild traumatic brain injury.
- The truth effect in relation to neuropsychological functioning in traumatic brain injury.
- Mild traumatic brain injury and Postconcussion Syndrome: a neuropsychological perspective
- Post-concussion syndrome: Correlation of neuropsychological deficits, structural lesions on magnetic resonance imaging and symptoms.
- Sex differences in the long-term neuropsychological outcome of mild traumatic brain injury.
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