Worried About Your TBI Prognosis?

Indianapolis Brain Injury Lawyers at Doehrman Chamberlain Can Hold the Negligent Party Responsible

The long-term outcome of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) varies from person to person. Some individuals will experience a complete or near recovery. Others, however, will experience long-term difficulties and disabilities because of their brain injury. Often the long-term outcome of a traumatic brain injury cannot be determined for months and even years after the initial injury. Doctors and other health care providers utilize a number of methods to determine a person’s prognosis. These can include neuropsychological testing and radiological imaging such as CT scans, MRIs, PET scans and DTI imaging.

For those who fail to fully recover from their traumatic brain injuries, the lengthy and expensive treatment and rehabilitation for TBIs following construction accidents or other accidents that cause traumatic brain injury can change that person’s life forever. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that there are currently more than 3.1 million children and adults in the U.S. living with a lifelong disability because of TBI. The lifetime costs of continuing care for one person suffering a TBI can range from several hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars.

The Indianapolis brain injury attorneys at Doehrman Chamberlain have dedicated a substantial part of their careers to representing people affected by TBI and holding negligent parties responsible for damages these devastating injuries cause, such as:

• Inability to return to work — Those who sustain a traumatic brain injury deserve to be compensated for not only the earnings they lost while hospitalized and in treatment, but also the future income they would have earned over their lifetime that is no longer available to them because of their TBI.
• Treatment and rehabilitation expenses — Rehabilitation programs often require the help of professionals such as psychiatrists, neurologists or occupational, physical, speech and language therapists. Those who have suffered more severe traumatic brain injuries often require behavioral management, day treatment and long-term care in supervised residential programs for the remainder of their lives.
• Medication costs — There is a wide range of medications that may be prescribed in the treatment of a TBI. Some may target neurological symptoms such as headaches. Others may be used to correct problems with attention or memory; and, additional medications may be employed to treat depression or other emotional issues.
• Continuing nursing care — If your loved one no longer requires intensive rehabilitation but is not able to return home, TBI victims may need a residential home that specializes in providing care for people with TBI symptoms.
• The value of family members — Family members may have to adjust their own lives if a loved one with a TBI needs help with bathing, getting up, going to bed, shopping, managing finances, cleaning, cooking or any recreational activities. There may also be costs involved in transport or adapting a home to meet the needs of a loved one suffering a TBI.

Social Security disability, worker’s compensation, disability insurance and health insurance can offer some assistance to the injured, and our brain injury attorneys often assist our clients with obtaining these benefits. However, for many people struggling to support themselves following a TBI, a third party legal claim against the person or entity responsible for the TBI will be necessary  to recover fair compensation for the injured person and their family.

The Indianapolis brain injury attorneys at Doehrman Chamberlain have decades of experience in helping clients obtain fair compensation for the costs and expenses resulting from their client’s brain injuries. Our firm has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of our clients and is a proud sponsor of the Brain Association of Indiana, the first charter chapter of the Brain Injury Association of America. If you or a family member have suffered a TBI and are seeking legal representation that will fight for your rights, contact our Indianapolis brain injury lawyers today to set up a free initial consultation.