Leading Brain Injury Attorneys & Spinal Cord Injury Lawyers
Cullotta Law Offices 847-562-5801 are Leading brain injury attorneys & IL spinal cord injury lawyers because of their medical, legal and trial experience handling multi-million dollar cases and personal injury settlements . Our Greater Chicago Brain Injury Attorneys selectively choose their cases to aggressively fight for and obtain maximum damages for their clients.
Headaches | Post traumatic headaches
Dizziness | Vertigo
Vomiting | Nausea | Change in smell
Lack of motor coordination | Difficulty balancing
Light sensitivity | Seeing bright lights | Blurred vision | Double vision
Confusion | Disorientation
Difficulty focusing attention
Loss of consciousness
Post-traumatic amnesia
Slurred or incoherent speech | Word finding loss
Changes in sleep patterns
Difficulty with reasoning, can't concentrate or perform daily activities
Loss of interest in favorite activities
Tearfulness | Displays of inappropriate emotions
Changes in concentration, memory, speech
There are a wide range of brain injury symptoms after car crash or fall. The brain injury symptoms depends, in large part, on where the brain has been injured. Below is a list of common physical and cognitive symptoms depending on the brain damage to specific areas of the brain:
FUNCTIONS OF BRAIN BASED ON BRAIN INJURY SYMPTOMS
Frontal Lobe
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Loss of simple movement of various body parts (Paralysis).
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Inability to plan a sequence of complex movements needed to complete multi-stepped tasks, such as making coffee (Sequencing).
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Loss of spontaneity in interacting with others.
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Loss of flexibility in thinking.
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Persistence of a single thought (Perseveration).
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Inability to focus on task (Attending).
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Mood changes (Emotionally Labile).
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Changes in social behavior.
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Changes in personality.
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Difficulty with problem solving.
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Inability to express language (Broca's Aphasia).
Parietal Lobe : Back of head
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Inability to attend to more than one object at a time.
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Inability to name an object (Anomia).
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Inability to locate the words for writing (Agraphia).
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Problems with reading (Alexia).
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Difficulty with drawing objects.
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Difficulty in distinguishing left from right.
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Difficulty with doing mathematics (Dyscalculia).
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Lack of awareness of certain body parts and/or surrounding space (Apraxia) that leads to difficulties in self-care.
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Inability to focus visual attention.
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Difficulties with eye and hand coordination.
Occipital Lobe
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Defects in vision (Visual Field Cuts).
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Difficulty with locating objects in environment.
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Difficulty with identifying colors (Color Agnosia).
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Production of hallucinations.
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Visual illusions - inaccurately seeing objects.
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Word blindness - inability to recognize words.
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Difficulty in recognizing drawn objects.
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Inability to recognize the movement of object (Movement Agnosia).
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Difficulties with reading and writing.
Temporal Lobe : Side of head
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Difficulty in recognizing faces (Prosopagnosia).
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Difficulty in understanding spoken words (Wernicke's Aphasia).
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Disturbance with selective attention to what we see and hear.
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Difficulty with identification of, and verbalization about objects.
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Short term memory loss.
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Interference with long term memory.
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Increased and decreased interest in sexual behavior.
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Inability to categorize objects (Categorization).
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Right lobe damage can cause persistent talking.
Increased aggressive behavior.
Brain Stem
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Decreased vital capacity in breathing, important for speech.
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Swallowing food and water (Dysphagia).
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Difficulty with organization/perception of the environment.
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Sleeping difficulties (Insomnia, sleep apnea)
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Dizziness and nausea (Vertigo).
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Problems with balance and movement
Cerebellum
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Loss of ability to coordinate fine movements.
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Loss of ability to walk.
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Inability to reach out and grab objects.
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Tremors.
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Dizziness (Vertigo).
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Slurred Speech (Scanning Speech).
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Inability to make rapid movements
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