Arizona Diffuse Axonal Injury Attorney
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Diffuse Axonal Injuries
Diffuse axonal injuries are a very serious type of brain injury that can have lasting and incapacitating effects for victims. Diffuse axonal injury damages the brain's ability to communicate with other parts of the body. Causes of diffuse axonal brain injury include any trauma to the head. Falls, car accidents and assault are all common causes of traumatic brain injury.
Diffuse brain injuries affect a large area of the brain, or all of the brain, in contrast to focal brain injuries such as contusions (bruises to the brain), which are localized and affect smaller areas of the brain. Diffuse axonal injury is a subtype of diffuse brain injury and relates to damage of the axons.
Axons are the neurological fibers that communicate messages from the nerve cells to other cells around the body. Every nerve cell has an axon, which communicates to other cells. If your brain is subjected to rapid acceleration and then rapid deceleration combined with rotation, these delicate fibers can be torn. Diffuse axonal injury often accompanies other brain damage, either focal or diffuse. Shaken baby syndrome is an example of trauma that can cause diffuse axonal injury as well as other types of Phoenix brain injury.
There are many situations where diffuse axonal injury can occur, but car accidents and shaken baby syndrome are two of the more common instances. If you were involved in a car accident caused by a reckless, drunk or unlicensed driver, you need an experienced attorney to represent you. If your child suffered brain damage at the hands of a caretaker, the law must hold the person responsible accountable. Serious injury can lead to high medical bills as well as lost wages due to time away from work and pain and suffering. A qualified attorney will make sure that you receive the fair and just compensation that you deserve under the law.
If you are dealing with the devastating reality of a traumatic brain injury such as diffuse axonal injury, call the Phoenix personal injury lawyers at The Breyer Law Offices today. We will give you a free, no-obligation case evaluation to determine whether you have legal recourse to recover monetary damages.
