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utomobile accidents, falls, sports-related injuries and criminal assaults are the leading causes of traumatic brain injuries. In children and adults over 75 years of age, falls are a major cause of traumatic brain injuries.

Traumatic brain injuries contribute to many cases of permanent disability and deaths every year in the United States. The signs and symptoms of a traumatic brain injury may be subtle or catastrophic. Some common signs and symptoms of a traumatic brain injury are headache or neck pain, confusion, dizziness, loss of balance, nausea or vomiting, blurred vision, and loss of consciousness. The severity of symptoms can range from mild to severe.

A traumatic brain injury can cause a wide range of functional changes that affect thinking, sensation, emotion and language capabilities. Traumatic brain injury can cause epilepsy, and an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and other brain disorders.

If you live in Birmingham, Alabama or the surrounding area and you or someone you love has suffered a traumatic brain injury, please contact an experienced traumatic brain injury lawyer at the Birmingham, Alabama office of The Cochran Firm today to schedule a confidential consultation at no cost to you to learn about your legal rights and whether you are entitled to compensation for the injury you or your loved one has suffered.

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