How Traumatic Brain Injuries Interplay With Children
Dec 15, 2011
Did you know that more than half a million children in the U.S. sustain a traumatic brain injury every year? Whether it is from a sports tragedy, an unexpected fall, abuse, or even a car accident, thes...
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Chiari 1 Malformation and Relationship to Acute Trauma
Dec 15, 2011
Chiari I malformation is a condition where brain tissue protrudes into your spinal canal. If the skull is too small or misshaped, the brain is forced down into the spinal canal. The adulthood version u...
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Whiplash Can Actually Result In Injuries To The Brain
Dec 07, 2011
A recent study published in the July issue of the journalBrain injury, (Chiari and Whiplash Injury co-authored by Ezriel Kornel, M.D., F.A.C.S., and Michael D. Freeman, Ph.D. ) illustrates that whiplas...
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Common Misconceptions About Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries
Dec 07, 2011
As both a Clearwater personal injury attorney and Florida brain injury attorney, I am often faced with myths regarding brain injuries that have been purveyed by the insurance industry and the defense a...
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The Utilization of Diffuse Tensor Imaging (DTI) to Correlate Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Dec 02, 2011
I have written in the past about a new method of MRI called Diffusion Tensor Imaging, commonly called DTI. This is a magnetic resonance imaging that is used to mainly image the brain, but is not rest...
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The Push For PIP Reform In Florida
Nov 28, 2011
Florida currently uses Personal Injury Protection (PIP) to pay a percentage of medical expenses after an individual is injured in a car accident.This is coverage that consumers pay for in their insuran...
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The Use Of Susceptibility Weighted Imaging (SWI) For Car Accident Victims
Nov 27, 2011
Susceptibility weighted imaging, what is it?
Susceptibility weighted imaging is a dignostic study that utilizes a type of contrast in magnetic resonance imaging different from traditional spin density,...
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The Bad Faith Setup: Separating Poor Behavior From Insurance PropogandaDol
Nov 27, 2011
It seems like every other day a new article appears spouting off about how Bad Faith either needs to go away entirely or be restricted via new legislation. This position is often advanced by the insura...
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Will We Finally See A Ban On Lawyer Referral Services In Florida Florida
Nov 27, 2011
Floridas Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has publically called for a ban on lawyer referral services such as 1-800-Ask-Gary and 411-Pain. In a letter to Scott Hawkins, President of the Florida B...
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Is Laser Spine Surgery A Legitimate or Bogus Treatment For Back or Neck Pain
Nov 27, 2011
In a 2009 article published by H. Gordon Deen; a Neurosurgeon with the prestigious Mayo Clinic, stated that At Mayo Clinic we do not use or recommend laser spine surgery. Laser spine surgery has been a...
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