2 Million People Suffer a Traumatic Brain Injury

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• 2 MILLION PEOPLE SUFFER A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

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• Each year in the United States, 2 million people
  suffer a traumatic brain injury, or TBI. 

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Deaths in TBI cases

• Between 70,000 and 90,000 of these individuals
  are left with significant and irreversible
  impairments.
• Approximately 20,000 people die from TBI each
  year. 

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Age Distribution of TBI Cases

• Males between the ages of 15 and 34 are most
  likely to suffer TBI.
• People over the age of 75 also comprise a large
  group of TBI patients.
• Leading cause of disability in children and young
  adults. 

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Impact of TBI

• The physical, cognitive, and emotional changes
  caused by a traumatic brain injury depend on the
  location and severity of the injury.
• Focal brain damage is confined to the directly
  affected area of the brain.
• Diffuse brain damage is the result of the brain
  moving back and forth inside the skull causing
  damage to many areas.

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Impact of TBI

• The major speech and language areas of the brain
  are often most affected
• TBI can leave a patient with sensory
  disturbances, cognitive impairments and motor
  system damage.

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Reasons for TBI

• Motor vehicle accidents
• Falls,
• Violence,
• Sports injuries, and
• Child abuse.

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• Most traumatic brain injury accidents are
  preventable and occur because of another partys
  recklessness, carelessness, or negligence. If you
  or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain
  injury as a result of anothers wrongdoing, you
  may wish to consult the attorneys of Dervishi Law
  Group, P.C., to receive the compensation you
  deserve.

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• Dervishi Law Group, P.C.,
• Personal Injury Attorney, New York
• E-mail fdervishi_at_dervishilaw.com
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