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Sacramento Closed Head Injury
Closed head injury patients may have trouble determining the nature and extent of their brain damage. Being aware of the common causes of Sacramento head injuries and the tests used to determine the severity of the damage will help keep you safe, as well as help you make informed decisions about your medical and/or legal situation.
Common Closed Head Injury Causes
These include acute events, such as asphyxiation, strangulation, motor vehicle collision, assault, sports injury, falls at work or on the playground, infection, and exposure to hazardous materials, such as heavy metals, pesticides, or carbon monoxide.
They also include chronic stressors. For instance, long-term exposure to certain chemicals may degrade neural structures. Professional athletes (including athletes in "nonaggressive" sports like running) can suffer concussion like damage, such as shearing of nerves, brain swelling, abrasions to the nerve tissue, and even clotting.
Often, a closed head injury victim may experience symptoms long after the. For instance, a person spends a brutal afternoon trying to set a world's record by going on a breakneck roller coaster as many times as possible during one day. He might feel a little bit nauseous and fatigued after a day of riding. But he then apparently recovers, until several months later, when he notices recurring headaches, trouble sleeping, and even mood changes. In this case, perhaps his one day of excessive roller coaster riding triggered a minor concussion.
Tests to Measure Your Sacramento Closed Head Injury
Physicians will use a plethora of tools to identify the scope of your neurological problems, including tests for chemical imbalances, analysis of metabolic markers, and mapping of blockages, malformations, and nerve and muscle dysfunction.
Common tests include: nerve conduction velocity tests (NCV), auditory and visual evoked potential tests, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electromyography (EMG), electroencephalography (EEG), angiographies, fluoroscopies, x-rays, and positron emission tomography (PET). Physicians will also screen your blood, urine, and monitor you for overt symptoms of damage (e.g. sleepiness, loss of mental and physical coordination, slurred speech, mood changes, vomiting, lightheadedness, memory problems, et cetera).
The first 24 to 48 hours are the most crucial in terms of treating the head injury and stabilizing the patient. The first two weeks following the injury are also critical, in that the brain often swells after a head injury, and emergency medical care may be required to control the swelling.
Legal Assistance for Your Head Injury Case
Connect with the Sacramento closed head injury attorneys of Estey & Bomberger, LLP to get a free consultation about how to hold potentially liable parties responsible. Call (800) 610-1892 – you can get your questions answered any time, any day.