A traumatic brain injury, also known as an acquired brain injury, is often undiagnosed because the symptoms can be fairly subtle. They may range from mild to moderate to severe depending on the extent of the injury. Symptoms of traumatic brain injury may include:

•short term memory loss
•long term memory loss
•forgetfulness
•irritability
•personality changes
•low tolerance
•high frustration
•hostility
•aggressiveness
•social isolation
•lack of impluse control

The effects of acquired brain injury, though often subtle, can have devastating effects on an individual's life, as well as on those of their family and friends. Making juries appreciate and understand every way in which your injury effects your life so that you can receive full and complete compensation is the firm's overriding goal.

A person can suffer a traumatic brain injury which will effect the rest of their life even without loss of consciousness. A traumatic brain injury can vary in severity from profound to mild and yet, even in its mildest form, a traumatic brain injury can have a devastating effect upon a person's life, family, friends and career.

Has your injury resulted in traumatic brain injury?

Oftentimes, if there has been loss of consciousness, with or without prolonged coma, the fact of a traumatic brain injury is obvious. However, there are a wide range of traumatic brain injuries which can have a permanent effect on your life and cause you or a loved one loss of income, loss of family relationships and a profound loss of enjoyment and quality of life and such a traumatic brain injury can occur even without a loss of consciousness or "blackout".

If you or a loved one has suffered a blow or injury to the head as a result of a motor vehicle collision, fall, being struck by an object or from whatsoever source and, as a result, have had a change in consciousness (feel woozy, confused, dizzy, disoriented) and/or suffered immediate onset of nausea and/or vomiting, you may have suffered a traumatic brain injury.

In one case which Mark and Patricia McCloskey tried to verdict in the City of St. Louis, a woman suffered a slip and fall in a hotel bathroom due to a defective bathtub spout. Although she never lost consciousness after striking her head, she suffered a traumatic brain injury resulting in a significant change in her personality, causing her to lose her employment, her friends, her family and the quality of her life. Although this individual never lost consciousness and had no external or obvious sign of injury, a jury in the City of St. Louis awarded her Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) in compensation for her injury.

The key to obtaining just compensation for her, as it is in all cases involving brain injury, was careful preparation including the diagnosis of and quantification of the traumatic brain injury through the use of neuropsychological testing, appropriate life care planning and the use of sophisticated brain imaging technology, including CT scanning, MRI scanning, PET and/or SPECT scanning and the retention of knowledgeable and qualified expert witnesses. If you believe that you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of negligence, malpractice or mistake on the part of another, McCloskey, P.C. has the experience and expertise to ensure that the full extent of such injury is uncovered, explained and fully compensated.

If you feel you or a loved one is the victim of a traumatic brain injury, contact us free of charge to discuss your case at (314) 721-4000 or 1-800-835-4681 24 hours a day. You will never be charged for a consultation and you will never be charged attorneys' fees unless we successfully collect funds for your injuries or your loved one's injuries.