Phoenix TBI Lawyers
Attorney Representation in Phoenix, Arizona Since 1996
Experts Involved in Treating and Proving TBI
If you have experienced an AZ traumatic brain injury, you may have been involved in a major accident. If so, your first contact with a medical professional may be the emergency medical technicians who respond to the accident and transport you to the hospital. They are trained to assess a victim for signs of head and neck injuries. Their ability to recognize your injury, with our without obvious signs such as lacerations on the head, can be critical in ensuring you receive the proper care as soon as possible.
Once at the hospital, you will be seen by a doctor who may then refer you to any number of neurology specialists including a neurologist, neuropsychologist or neurosurgeon. A neurologist is a doctor who specializes in the function and diseases of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system.
A neuropsychologist focuses on the relationship between the brain and behavior. A neuropsychologist can assess behaviors and use behavioral and cognitive therapies to address the effects of traumatic brain injury.
A neurosurgeon specializes in brain and spinal cord surgeries. Though most traumatic brain injury patients will not require neurosurgery, when it is required, a neurosurgeon must perform the procedure.
The neurology team at the hospital has many tools available to them to help assess the severity and type of brain injury sustained, including computerized tomography, or CT, scans and magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, technology. The results and reports generated by these technologies can help prove the existence of an Arizona brain injury.
After this first critical phase of trauma treatment, different therapists are employed to help a traumatic brain injury patient recover. A physical therapist may work with brain injury sufferers to regain some or all muscle control, strength, tone, coordination, endurance, posture and mobility through specialized exercises.
An occupational therapist focuses on things like tasks of daily living and playing when treating the effects of traumatic brain injury. A cognitive therapist specializes in the treatment of cognitive difficulties arising from traumatic brain injury, such as perception, memory, fuzzy thinking and the ability to solve problems.
A traumatic brain injury is a complex injury that may require a team of experts for diagnosis and treatment. These experts may also be called upon to provide testimony in court. If you have suffered a TBI, you might be entitled to monetary compensation from those who were responsible. A Phoenix traumatic brain injury attorney skilled in this area of law is essential as are trusted medical professionals. Contact The Breyer Law Offices today for a free and confidential case evaluation.
