Head and Brain Injury
Brain injury, also known as brain damage, is most commonly caused by a blow to the head.
Effects of head injury can range from minor concussion lasting only a few days to complete physical and mental incapacity on a permanent basis.
Symptoms can include headaches, dizziness, double vision, depression and poor concentration in more mild cases.
However, more serious head and brain injury may lead to seizures, behavioural problems, cognitive impairment, slurred speech and, in the long term, a brain injury can even cause conditions such as epilepsy, total loss of speech, personality changes or even complete paralysis.
Victims of head or brain injury arising as a result of an accident may be able to make a claim for personal injury compensation.
The amount of compensation awarded will depend on the severity of the injury sustained.
For minor head injury where there is no permanent organic brain damage and the prognosis for a full recovery is good, compensation awards tend to vary between £1,300 and £7,500 depending on the circumstances of the individual claim.
At the other end of the spectrum, claims involving very severe brain damage attract compensation awards in excess of £200,000.
It should be remembered that these figures represent compensation awarded for the injury itself or what solicitors call 'pain, suffering and loss of amenity'.
In addition to this compensation can be claimed for financial losses arising from the accident such as loss of earnings, care, medical costs and travelling expenses.
In fact any expense that is incurred as a result of the accident that wouldn't otherwise have arisen.
Effects of head injury can range from minor concussion lasting only a few days to complete physical and mental incapacity on a permanent basis.
Symptoms can include headaches, dizziness, double vision, depression and poor concentration in more mild cases.
However, more serious head and brain injury may lead to seizures, behavioural problems, cognitive impairment, slurred speech and, in the long term, a brain injury can even cause conditions such as epilepsy, total loss of speech, personality changes or even complete paralysis.
Victims of head or brain injury arising as a result of an accident may be able to make a claim for personal injury compensation.
The amount of compensation awarded will depend on the severity of the injury sustained.
For minor head injury where there is no permanent organic brain damage and the prognosis for a full recovery is good, compensation awards tend to vary between £1,300 and £7,500 depending on the circumstances of the individual claim.
At the other end of the spectrum, claims involving very severe brain damage attract compensation awards in excess of £200,000.
It should be remembered that these figures represent compensation awarded for the injury itself or what solicitors call 'pain, suffering and loss of amenity'.
In addition to this compensation can be claimed for financial losses arising from the accident such as loss of earnings, care, medical costs and travelling expenses.
In fact any expense that is incurred as a result of the accident that wouldn't otherwise have arisen.
