Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the term used to describe the damage to the brain suffered as a result of a sudden physical force. The human brain consists of billions of microscopic fibers, suspended in cerebrospinal fluid. While the exterior skull is smooth, the inner surface contains ribbing and pronounced bony structures. Impact with these inner surfaces of the skull causes tearing and bruising that results in brain...MORE >>

Related Information

Proving TBI
Indications of TBI
Experts Involved
TBI Data

Links and Resources

Anatomy of Head Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide
Whole Brain Atlas (Harvard)

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April 27, 2010 - Judges Want Jurors to Log Offline
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March 5, 2010 - Sentence to Driver in Crash No Relief to Families
January 5, 2010 - Brain Injury Experts: Tougher Rules on Concussions Are Needed
December 8, 2009 - No Criminal Charges in Conn. Chimp Attack
December 8, 2009 - FDA Widens Probe of CT Scanners
October 29, 2009 - California City Facing Claim Over Accident
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October 7, 2009 - Target Settles with Chicago Woman for Million
September 30, 2009 - Woman Brain Dead After Spa Procedure
September 24, 2009 - Coed Suing Coyote Ugly Over Fall
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May 27, 2009 - Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Merck Appeal
May 21, 2009 -13 California Hospitals Hit With ,000 Fines
April 16, 2009 - Million Settlement in Mishandled Birth Case
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March 20, 2009 - Jurors' Use of the Internet Upsets the Scales of Justice
March 13, 2009 - Jury Gives '93 WTC Victim Million
February 2, 2009 - Nigerian Suit Against Pfizer Set to Advance in US Court
May 22, 2008 - Brain Injury Yields .35 Million Settlement
April 16, 2008 - Website Makes Suing Easy
April 02 2008 - Wal-Mart drops injured worker claim
September 11 2007 - Thousands of GIs Cope With Brain Damage
June 07 2007 - Promising treatment for traumatic brain injuries
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June 06 2007 - Railroad worker cites FELA for injury on train
May 30 2007 - Jury awards record verdict for mild traumatic brain injury from fall
December 23, 2005 - Stem Cell Data Fake
October 21, 2005 - Hospital Negligence Under Investigation
May 20, 2005 - Cloned Embryos To Aid in Stem Cell Research
February 22, 2005 - Budget Cuts on Housing for Disabled
October 24, 2004 - Bond To Fund Embryonic Stem Cell Research
June 30, 2004 - New drug to prevent lasting brain damage
April 26, 2004 - New drug gets funding grant
2003 - New research reveals head injury in children has lasting impact
November 10, 2003 - $1 Million Settlement in TBI Case
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February 25, 2003 - Brain Injury Association of America's Blue Ribbon Roller Coaster Panel Announces
October 09, 2002 - Man injured on job in Shakopee awarded $35 million
October 02, 2002 - Mother, Son Awarded $20 Million
February 11, 2002 - Court Affirms $18 Million Award in Brain Damage Suit
January 18, 2002 - Head Trauma May Lead to Alzheimer's
January 16, 2002 - Head Injury May Lead to Depression
September 25, 2001-Teenager's guardians sue Sears, saying roofing subcontractor caused brain damage
September 7, 2001-WVC Denies Liability in Skating Fatality
August 26, 2001 -The Death that Changed the Law
August 20, 2001 -NASCAR Leaves Safety to Drivers
August 17, 2001 -County Could Be Liable; Polk May Have to Pay 1.4 Million in the Case of an Abused Prisoner
May 25, 2001 -Women Wins 6million lawsuit because of unsafe highway
May 8, 2001, TUESDAY -Suit over Crash of County Jeep is Settled

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