Congratulations to Danielle Porter, winner of the 2019 Bressman Law Traumatic Brain Injury Scholarship. Danielle is a 20-year-old student at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, who shared her remarkable journey of recovery in her winning essay. Danielle is one of the millions of people each year who have suffered brain trauma. In …
When people consider the expenses of brain injuries, they often only consider the physical effects and the costs of medical treatment. However, the emotional and psychological effects of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be even further-reaching. Below, we detail common psychological and emotional effects of TBI and how you can recover compensation for them. …
The University of Cincinnati (UC) Department of Neurosurgery is studying the damaging aftereffects of a traumatic brain injury, called secondary injury. This refers to the “waves of electrical disturbance,” as UC calls them, that travel through the brain after a traumatic brain injury (TBI), causing additional injury. The TBI Secondary Injury Study The Psychological Health/Traumatic …
Everything we do stems from our brain, making it the most complex organ in the human body. Because the brain controls so much, victims of traumatic brain injuries often need to factor in how their injury will affect their entire life when considering the potential cost of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Common Costs of …
After seeing the challenges that students with a traumatic brain injury can face, Bressman Law created a new scholarship to help support higher education and individual success. Impressed by the strength and persistence shown by some of the applicants, Bressman Law has decided to award five scholarships during this first year: Bryan Priebe received $1,000 …