New York Lawyers: Types of Brain Injury

Our Attorneys Will Help You Understand Brain Injuries

The severity of a brain injury and related neurological injury often depends upon the amount and nature of the force to the head. While symptoms are often shared or repeated, each person is unique and therefore there are unique qualities in all types of brain injuries. As a result of our extensive experience with brain injury and neurological cases, we are able to call upon the necessary experts to prove the necessary elements of even the most difficult case.

At Ostrer & Hoovler, P.C., we represent the victims of many different brain injury types, including:

• Coupe-contra coup injury: These injuries cause cerebral contusions and hematomas on the opposite side of the brain than the impact. Some of the causes of these injuries include shaken baby syndrome and car accidents.
• Second impact syndrome: This rare condition is when the brain swells severely after a concussion. It can easily lead to death and severe disability.
• Diffuse axonal injury: This is one of the most common types of brain injury and is a widespread injury to brain axons (also called nerve cells).
• Concussion: A concussion can occur when the brain becomes bruised because of a hit or violent shock to the head.
• Temporal lobe injury: The temporal lobe, located on both sides of the brain behind the ear, is responsible for speech, hearing and memory. Injuries to this part of the brain can be catastrophic.
• Occipital lobe injury: The occipital lobe is the back portion of the brain that controls vision (reception and interpretation). Injuries can affect your ability to read, write and identify objects.
• Frontal lobe injury: The frontal lobe is located behind the forehead and is the largest of the lobes in the brain, controlling major thought functions (voluntary and involuntary), including personality.
• Parietal lobe injury: This lobe of the brain, located near the top of the head, helps integrate various sensory information in the body that regulates spatial sense and navigation.
• Closed head injury: This is a traumatic brain injury that does not puncture the skull or the surrounding dura matter.
• Brain bleeds: A brain injury can result from any number of hemorrhages or hematomas. Brain bleed injuries are classified into the following categories: epidural hematoma, subdural hematoma, subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage or intraventricular hemorrhage.
• Brain stem injury: The brain stem is the base of the brain that connects the brain to the spinal cord. This part of the brain provides basic attention, arousal and consciousness functions.
• Coma: A coma is a state of deep unconsciousness where the person cannot be awakened, does not take voluntary actions and is not responsive to pain or light.

How Our Firm Can Help You With Any Type of Brain Injury Claim

With office located in Chester, New York, our attorneys serve brain injury clients throughout the Hudson Valley. We have the in-depth knowledge necessary to help our clients put forward a comprehensive and convincing case for compensation. We are known as a knowledgeable law firm that people can turn to for help in dealing with a serious brain injury.

When Brain Injuries Accompany Other Injuries

Brain injuries often result in relation to other similar injuries, which complicate and sometimes prevent a full or complete recovery. Brain injuries accompanied by paraplegia, quadriplegia or other spinal injuries require review by experts in multiple specialties. At Ostrer & Hoovler, P.C., we have the in-depth knowledge it takes to handle these medical complexities.

At our Chester, New York office we have achieved a history of significant recoveries on behalf of brain injury victims. We understand that success at trial often depends on the testimony of expert witnesses. These medical professionals are highly regarded in their fields and have treated brain injuries for decades.

Working With Experts To Discuss Types of Brain Injuries in Court

Our lawyers understand how to examine our experts and cross-examine the experts called by the opposing side. We have worked with neurologists, neurosurgeons, forensic pathologists, speech pathologists and other medical experts to help our clients achieve the best possible results.

If you have a brain injury case, we handle personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis, meaning our attorneys only get paid if you win. We handle criminal cases* pursuant to a tailored retainer fee agreement.

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At Ostrer & Hoovler, P.C., we are dedicated to providing excellent legal representation to people who have been harmed as the result of a brain injury neurological injury. Excellence means more than knowledge and talent. It means resources and a commitment to fundamentally changing the lives of our clients and their families for the better.