Head Injuries and Automobile Accidents

Unfortunately, despite the use of seat belts and airbags, people involved in automobile accidents frequently experience head injuries and post-concussive symptoms. Head injuries can come in many forms beginning with severe traumatic skull fractures with traumatic brain injury and ending with mild post-concussive symptoms without a recognizable concussion following the collision. People suffering from post-concussive symptoms frequently do not receive appropriate treatment because their symptoms were subtle in comparison to other injuries they may have suffered during the collision. For many, it takes months for them to recognize that they are experience symptoms such as forgetfulness, irritability, difficulty concentrating or vestibular problems which are related to the motor vehicle accident.

If you have been involved in an automobile collision and question whether you suffer cognitive problems which may be the result of head injury, it is important to seek treatment. Neuro-psychological testing can assist your doctors in determining the nature and extent  of your condition and also determine the appropriate course of treatment.

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