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Brain Injury Treatment Options
The treatment of brain injury, head injury or spinal cord injury in San Francisco will require long-term monitoring that may even last a person's lifetime.
Brain injuries are notoriously complex, not just because the brain itself is intricate but also because brain injuries tend to evolve over time. For instance, a patient may suffer a Coup contrecoup injury from a blow to the head. In this case, a contusion forms at the area of the blow, and another contusion forms at the area of brain opposite to the where the blow fell in a shock wave-like effect. While the contusions may heal, other secondary brain damage might appear. For example, during the head blow, some brain structures may have endured rotational forces, leading to the shearing of nerve tissue inside the brain. Thus, even though the initial contusions might heal, the damage from the shearing may last longer.
Treatment for San Francisco Head Injury: A Two Pronged Strategy
1. Stabilize the patient and prevent re-injury
Patients may need to be on anti-seizure medications and may need to undergo numerous scans and tests such as nerve conduction velocity tests, evoked potential tests, functional MRIs, CAT scans, electroencephalography tests, and other neurological exams following a head injury accident. The patient should also be monitored for severe TBI-related symptoms, such as nausea and vomiting, mood changes, light-headedness, ringing in the ears, head and neck pain, concentration and memory problems, and bizarre changes in sleep patterns.
Stabilization also includes treating any underlying diseases, disorders, or exposures. For instance, if someone suffered brain damage after a stroke or embolism, a physician might want to intervene to help the patient reduce their likelihood for suffering another stroke. This could be done by restricting the amount of dietary sugars and refined carbohydrates the patient consumes or other actions that might lower stroke risk, which could in turn lower brain re-injury risk.
2. Recover body functions
Treatment for traumatic brain injuries may help victims recover some functions that were lost due to the injury or at least "work around" the difficulties that have resulted because of the injury. Brain functions are difficult to recover after they have been lost. That said, however, the brain can demonstrate astounding flexibility under some circumstances. Practice and training during rehabilitation can help many patients reacquire lost skills.
If your loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury or sustained serious damage to their spinal cord, turn to the law firm of Estey & Bomberger, LLP. Our top rated San Francisco traumatic brain injury attorneys are on call 24/7 at (800) 610-1892 to take your questions.