Our Michigan brain injury lawyers recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of brothers age 6 and 7 who were two and three years old respectively when they suffered their lead poisoning. Their family was renting a home in Battle Creek at the time. The Calhoun County Health Department conducted a lead investigation as a result of the lead poisoning. The rental property had lead hazards on the interior and exterior. The minor plaintiffs have cognitive deficits and brain damage as a result of their lead poisoning. No date has been set for trial.

Lead poisoning is a devastating injury to children throughout the United States. Lead is a neurotoxin that affects a young child’s developing central nervous system. While it was once believed to be a problem confined strictly to inner-city housing, it is now known that lead poisoning is common in all housing throughout the United States.

The primary source of the lead is through chipping and peeling lead-based paint and through the inhalation of dust particles. The federal government estimates that lead paint is present in three out of four homes built before 1978, but only homes that are not properly maintained constitute potential hazards to children.

Lead based paint is the biggest lead hazard in our environment and can cause serious injuries to children such as brain injury. If your child suffers injuries, such as brain injury, due to lead poisoning, contact our office immediately at (800) 606-1717 to discuss your case and speak with one of our experienced Michigan brain injury attorneys.

In unfortuante recent news, a Michigan medical malpractice lawsuit is being filed against Oakwood Hospital on behalf a 48 year old woman from Flat Rock, Michigan died shortly after having brain surgery. Her family alleges that the doctors at Oakwood hospital performed brain surgery on the wrong side of her head.

The woman arrived at the hospital on August 7, 2007 with a severe headache. Dr. Hasnain Haider-Shah found a leak inside her head and diagnosed her with an acute leak from an artery in her brain. The woman was rushed into emergency and surgery was performed immediately.

The suit claims that Dr. Hasnain Haider-Shah should have performed surgery on the left side of the brain but mistakenly performed surgery on her right side first, causing the woman to suffer severe brain damage.

Oakwood Hospital released a statement expressing their condolences and discussing their “Life Wings” program that requires every staff member to be properly trained so something like this never happens again. The suit has yet to be settled.

I am very sorry to hear about this medical malpractice and condolences go out to the family.

Our Michigan brain injury lawyers often represent injury and accident victims who have suffered concussion injuries.  In the past, there was a debate in the medical and scientific community as to whether concussions cause damage to the actual structure of the brain.  A new study on concussion injuries by researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University provides evidence that concussions do involve damage to the brain tissue.

Using new radiology techniques, the researchers compared 20 people with known concussion injuries (auto accidents and falls) to 20 healthy control subjects.  After undergoing imaging and testing within two weeks of their accidents, the researchers noticed a physical difference in the structures of the brain between the two groups.  It is believed that these abnormalities can be the cause of executive function problems on the concussion patients.  Additional studies and research continues on this condition.

An important aspect of brain injury treatment and recovery for traumatic brain injury survivors is often participation in support groups.   These are often very helpful for both the brain injury survivors and their families.   Meeting other survivors and their families who are experiencing or have been through the treatment and recovery process provides an excellent source of both understanding and comfort.

Support groups take a number of different forms.  They may assist in  providing and evaluating relevant information, relating personal experiences, listening to and accepting others’ experiences, providing sympathetic understanding of what each other are going through.  They can also establish social networks and can  work to inform the public or engage in advocacy.

The Michigan Brain Injury Association has a number of support groups throughout the State of Michigan for brain injury survivors and their families.  These groups meet together, usually monthly, to offer support and advice for each other.

In Ypsilanti, Michigan, the brain injury support group meets approximately once every two months.  Call for specific information.  The meeting are held at the Rainbow Rehabilitation Center, 5570 Whittaker Road, Ypsilanti, MI.  For more information contact Dr. Colin King at (800) 968-6644 or Dr. Mariann Young (248) 427-1310.

For more information about our Michigan Brain Injury Lawyers and the legal rights of brain injury victims in Michigan, contact our office at (800) 606-1717.

An important aspect of brain injury treatment and recovery for traumatic brain injury survivors is often participation in support groups.   These are often very helpful for both the brain injury survivors and their families.   Meeting other survivors and their families who are experiencing or have been through the treatment and recovery process provides an excellent source of both understanding and comfort.

Support groups take a number of different forms.  They may assist in  providing and evaluating relevant information, relating personal experiences, listening to and accepting others’ experiences, providing sympathetic understanding of what each other are going through.  They can also establish social networks and can  work to inform the public or engage in advocacy.

The Michigan Brain Injury Association has a number of support groups throughout the State of Michigan for brain injury survivors and their families.  These groups meet together, usually monthly, to offer support and advice for each other.

In Tip of the Mitt, Michigan, the brain injury support group meets the 4^th Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m., at Northern Michigan Hospital, Connable Ave., Petoskey, MI.   For more information, contact Harriet Graham at (231) 537-4697.

For more information about our Michigan Brain Injury Lawyers and the legal rights of brain injury victims in Michigan, contact our office at (800) 606-1717.