Head & Brain Injuries

• Soldiers and PTSD

  Larry Buckfire | April 19, 2008 8:20 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  The war in Iraq has raised serious questions about how our soldiers are treated for their wartime psychological injuries. Soldiers with physical injuries, like spinal cord injuries and loss of limb...

• Bike Helmets Prevent Child Brain Injuries

  Larry Buckfire | May 02, 2007 9:39 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Now that the warm weather has finally arrived, it is great to see kids in the neighborhood playing in the yards and riding their bicycles. I am surprised at the number of children that I see still not wearing bike helmets. The Bike Helmet Safety Institute reports that 67,000 people in the United States suffer head injuries from bike injuries every year and 27,000 need to be hospitalized for...

• Car Accident Brain Injury Survivor Graduates

  Larry Buckfire | April 30, 2007 11:38 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A great story appeared today in the Ann Arbor News about a car accident brain injury survivor who is graduating college with honors. Jeanearre Hall was on her way to Ypsilanti High School in her senior year in January 2001 when she lost control of her car on a patch of black ice, eventually ending up in an intersection where her car was struck by oncoming traffic. She remained in a coma for two...

• Lead Poisoning Verdict for Brain Damaged Child

  Larry Buckfire | April 28, 2007 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A jury in New York awarded a 12 year old girl $3.5 million for brain damage injuries suffered due to lead paint poisoning in her rented apartment. As an infant, she was exposed to lead paint hazards in her apartment. The landlord failed to make timely repairs and she suffered from a continuing exposure. The girl suffered cognitive and behavioral problems from the lead poisoning. My firm...

• Concussions and Brain Injuries

  Larry Buckfire | April 15, 2007 4:56 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  An interesting article appeared in an Indiana newspaper regarding concussions and brain injuries. Many concussion victims can expect to have headache and nausea and may feel dizzy right after their head injury. Other symptoms include ringing in the ears, neck pain, and feeling anxious, upset, irritable, depressed or tired. The person who has had a concussion may also have problems...

• U.S. Soldiers and Traumatic Brain Injuries

  Larry Buckfire | April 10, 2007 9:24 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  I read an alarming report today regarding the high number of traumatic brain injuries suffered by our war veterans in Iraq. In fact, brain injuries might be the "signature injury" of this war. Fort Carson has found that 178 of every 1,000 soldiers (a whopping 17%) returning to the post from the Middle East suffered from at least a mild form of traumatic brain injury. These injuries come...

• Study Links Brain Injuries to Epilepsy

  Larry Buckfire | April 04, 2007 8:21 PM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  The population at risk is huge: Some 1.4 million children and adults suffer serious brain injuries every year from car or bike crashes, falls, gunshot wounds and other trauma.New research shows that survivors of traumatic brain injuries and closed head injuries are at risk for developing epileptic seizure disorders. This includes a broad spectrum of injuries, including those from car accident...

• Funding for Brain Injured War Veterans

  Larry Buckfire | April 02, 2007 8:51 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  Most people think of traumatic brain injuries coming primarily from car accdients or falls off ladders, but a huge number of brain injury victims are actually soldiers fighting our battles overseas. This number is unfortunately growing higher everyday and the soldiers returning to the United States are in need of special treatment for their injuries. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) on...

• Brain Injuries From Car Accidents

  Larry Buckfire | March 28, 2007 8:26 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  My office represents a significant number of clients who have suffered serious closed head injuries and traumatic brain injuries from car and motorcycle accidents. A thorough understanding of these injuries is necessary to properly handle the case and serve the best interests of the client. We frequently work with nurse case managers, psychologists, and treating physicians to make sure that...

• Nonprofit Helps Veterans that Suffer from Head Injuries

  Christina Cole | February 02, 2007 2:56 AM | 0 CommentsDetroit, MI

  A retired Air Force Major has changed his focus from providing protective headgear to troops overseas to ensuring the proper care for troops that return home to Michigan with a head injury.The man, director of the Michigan Chapter of Operation Helmet, has recently taken over command at Head Injured Survivors of America.The nonprofit organization will provide financial aid to Michigan war...