Auto Accident
Brain Injuries

Orlando, Florida

Brain injuries are some of the most devastating injuries incurred in auto accidents. Even a minor accident can cause brain injuries with no visible head injury, leaving you unaware of your injury until symptoms begin to surface.

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Brain injury causes
Impact to the head is a common cause of brain injury in an accident, but serious brain injuries can be caused by other factors including the forces of the accident jarring the brain and causing bruising without external head injuries.

Common causes of brain injuries in auto accidents include:

• Rollover accidents
• Ejection from the vehicle
• Seat belt malfunction
• Impact with the interior of the vehicle or windshield
• Whiplash
• Lack of oxygen due to crushing or suffocation
• Excessive blood loss

Signs of brain injury
The symptoms of brain injury can take months to surface. Even without a visible head wound, your brain can be bruised or torn and suffer damage from swelling and bleeding.

Significant brain injury can occur with no loss of consciousness. Many victims are not aware of being injured at the time of the accident and do not seek medical attention.

If you are experiencing any of these symptoms in the days, weeks, or months following a car wreck, you need to seek medical attention and the proper testing for brain injury:

• Coma
• Paralysis
• Cognitive difficulty
• impairment
• Inability to maintain current job performance to hold a job at all
• Epilepsy
• Vision loss
• Hearing loss
• Sleep disorders
• Loss of motor skills
• Incontinence
• Aggressive behavior
• Depression
• Memory loss
• Difficulty concentrating
• Speech problems

If you or a family member has suffered a brain injury in an auto accident in Florida, you may be entitled to recover compensation. Contact one of the experienced Orlando, Florida auto accident attorneys from Colling Gilbert Wright & Carter today to schedule your initial car accident consultation. We will evaluate your claim for free and we will represent you on a contingent fee basis, which means we do not get paid any attorneys' fees unless you recover on your claim.