Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury, also known as TBI, is usually caused by a sudden
impact to the head, often times causing neurological damage to very
sensitive areas of the brain. TBI can also occur when there is an extreme
acceleration-deceleration accident. Unless immediately treated by a trained
physician, few treatment options are available.
The brain injury lawyers of Gordon & Doner have represented numerous victims
of brain injuries and their families over the years. Attorney Robert E.
Gordon is a member of the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury Association
of America and formerly served on the Board of Directors of the Brain Injury
Association of Florida.
If you are seeking information regarding community resources that may be
available to help victims of brain injuries, please visit Support Groups for
a list of state Brain Injury Associations. If you are a resident of Florida,
you will find a list of community traumatic brain injury (TBI) support
groups. We also have included a number of resources that may be helpful to
you when dealing with Brain Injury. The following pages can help to
understand what causes Brain Injury, what the conditions are during and
after treatment, to understand where to get help and how to reconnect to
your community resources.
If you wish to learn about the types of legal help that may be available to
the victims of brain injuries, visit our legal page. This information is
general only and should not be relied on. The laws of each state are
different, and every case is unique.
Please contact our brain injury attorneys , if you
have any questions about your case.
The Human Brain
The human brain weighs about three pounds, is roughly the size of a
grapefruit and sits within the protective bones of the skull. To understand
the functional areas of the brain, click on the names in the following
diagram.
The brain controls all voluntary functions of the body such as walking,
talking and eating. It also controls functions that occur naturally like
breathing, circulation and the five senses: seeing, smelling, touching,
tasting and hearing.
The brain is also able to perform more complex higher-level functions such
as thinking, learning, reading and remembering. Brain injury can affect all
of these functions.
The information on the following pages we hope will provide you with a
better understanding on the causes, results, pain and trauma of brain
injury.
Since Brain Injury causes are different during different stages of our
lives, along with general information we have separate sections on the
causes of Brain Injury during the formative, teen and adult stages. We hope
the information is informative and helpful. For additional help, please
contact one of our attorneys here at Gordon &
Doner. Contact our attorneys.
For more information, please see the following related pages on our
website:
Adult Brain Injury
Child Brain Injury
Teenage Brain Injury
Brain Injury FAQs
Brain Injury Legal Glossary
Brain Injury Management
