ANY INJURY TO THE BRAIN IS A DEVASTATING, LIFE-CHANGING EVENT, OFTEN RESULTING IN PHYSICAL DISABILITY AND NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT.

Initial symptoms of a brain injury can be subtle or profound, and may consist of loss of short term memory, loss of mental orientation, loss of balance and coordination, loss of motor functions, paralysis, vertigo, dizziness, fatigue, mood changes, personality changes, vision defects, seizures, tremors and many more.

Medical mistakes are frequently involved in causing a brain injury to patients, and timely diagnosis and treatment is crucial. Otherwise, the underlying injury can be exacerbated or the patient’s recovery – requiring special care from skilled physicians and specialists – can be severely compromised.

Causes of brain injury due to medical negligence may include:

• Anesthesia overdose
• Improper monitoring and observation during surgery
• Excessive bleeding caused by medical mistakes
• Failing to properly manage low blood pressure
• Failing to timely diagnose and treat infection
• Failing to properly manage low blood sugar
• Failing to timely diagnose and treat brain tumors
• Failing to timely diagnose and treat meningitis
• Excessive medication causing respiratory depression
• Failing to timely diagnose and treat heart disease
• Failing to maintain adequate brain perfusion during bypass surgery
• Negligence during labor or delivery resulting in hypoxia or ischemia causing cerebral palsy in the newborn

Unlike other traumatic brain injury law firms who advertise that they handle medical malpractice cases, Sommers Schwartz investigates and litigates all of its own cases, and has been helping brain injury victims for over 40 years.

When you contact our office with your potential brain injury case, we conduct a detailed interview and your case will be given serious attention by a team of experienced brain injury lawyers and nurses to insure a thorough review of your case. Our brain injury firm has access to some of the leading experts in neurology, neurosurgery, and neurosciences, experts that will carefully examine your medical records to determine the cause of your brain injury and the appropriateness of your treatment. Should our investigation determine that your care was not reasonable or appropriate, our traumatic brain injury attorneys will pursue your case vigorously to insure that you and your family receive the compensation that you deserve.

Our brain injury attorneys have handled hundreds of cases involving injury to the brain or spinal cord. We’ve fought for patients left paralyzed after a medical procedure gone wrong and those who have lost bowel and bladder control as a result of surgical error. We’ll recover damages to deal with what are now lifelong problems. We’ve aggressively litigated on behalf of families with loved ones who died as a result of neurosurgical mishaps, obtaining compensation for their economic and emotional loss and restoring the financial security that was taken away.

When things go wrong during medical or surgical care, and your life has been changed forever by that event, you can’t afford to take chances. Contact Sommers Schwartz today to learn how our team of accomplished brain injury lawyers, nurse consultants, and experts will investigate your case and pursue the outcome you deserve.