The words mild traumatic brain injuryTBI are misleading. An injury to the brain with this diagnosis just means it is not life threatening. This brain injury can have severe residuals.
Every day in the news we are learning about the devastating effects of concussions. Often someone with a concussion or traumatic brain injury looks perfectly normal. They may have symptoms of headaches, dizziness, mood changes, forgetfullness, cognitive and behavioral changes. And nothing shows up on an MRI or CT scan.
The best expert that can determine these residual effects is a neuropsychologist. Although not all neuropsychologists are created equal. When I have a mild traumatic brain injury client I find it very useful to hire a neuropschologist to do testing on my client to make a determination of residual impairment. Vet each expert well so you have a bona fide scholar and not just a professional testifier.
As a Cincinnati personal injury lawyer I would always recommend that my mild traumatic brain injury clients be examined and tested by a neuropsychologist is there is the slightest evidence of a head injury.
