Josephine Cullotta
CULLOTTA LAW OFFICES
2624 Patriot Blvd.
Glenview, IL 60026
Phone: 847-562-5801
Fax: 224-521-2720
Leaders in Illinois Brain Injury, IL Spinal Injury
Additional Offices in Chicago and Northbrook, Lake Bluff, and Gurnee

Glenview Brain Injury Attorney

If you or a loved one has suffered a Illinois Traumatic brain injury (TBI), head trauma, brain damage, paralysis, spinal cord injury, or nerve damage, contact Cullotta Law Offices right away. Delay can cause loss of crucial evidence. Our greater Chicago personal injury law firm understands the importance of all evidence necessary to maximize our clients damages.

Compensation & Recoverable Damages for Cook County Traumatic Brain Injury & Spinal Cord Injury

Damages for a TBI vary from case to case. Some recoverable damages in a Chicago personal injury settlement or lawsuit may include: present and future medical bills, lost time from work, lost wages, disability benefits, pain, suffering, loss of society, round the clock care, nursing facility expense.

Consequences of a Chicago Illinois Traumatic Brain Injury:

  • Concussion

Mild traumatic brain injury or Concussion is a non-penetrating force to the head. The common early symptoms of concussion include: dizziness, vertigo or loss of equilibrium, nausea, vomiting and headache.

  • Skull Fracture
Generally skull fractures is due to a large amount of force applied to the head. Symptoms associated with a skull fracture include bleeding from the middle ear, bruising behind the ear and darkening around the eyes.
  • Brain Contusion
  • is a bruise may be found under or opposite from the side of the impact and may cause swelling and neurological dysfunction.
  • Hematoma
Hematoma can occur when blood collects between the dura, which is the skull's outer shell, and the inner table of the skull.
  • Brain Herniation
Brain herniated is caused by increased intracranial pressure. This pressure can cause the patient's level of consciousness to deteriorate.
  • Coma
Coma  is a state of unconsciousness from which a patient cannot be awakened or aroused, even by powerful stimulation. Comas may last only a few days or many years.
  • Memory loss / Amnesia

Memory loss is the inability to remember certain memories from before, during or after an brain injury.

Physical or Behavioral Effects of a Traumatic Brain Injury:

  • Difficulty walking, dizziness, vertigo
  • Difficulty communicating, word loss
  • Headaches, migraines
  • Loss of hearing
  • Vision problems, unable to drive at night
  • Inability taste or smell
  • Anxiety, mood changes
  • Difficulty reading or writing
  • No longer able to balance your checkbook, count,
  • Decreased concentration, loss of focus
  • Forget things, Memory loss, gaps in memory

If you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury in Illinois, due to someone else's wrongdoing or negligence, contact Leading Illinois Brain Injury Attorneys today for a immediate  free case consultation and case evaluation. Call us at 847-562-5801 or our  online form.

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