Our Michigan brain injury attorney provides TBI resources that contains helpful traumatic brain injury web sites for people with traumatic brain injury and their families. Websites such as brain injury caregivers’ support information and general brain injury information can be found on this resource site.

The Michigan brain injury lawyers at Buckfire & Buckfire have considerable expertise representing individuals who have sustained traumatic brain injuries and closed head injuries. If you or a family member suffer from a brain injury accident, contact our office now to speak to an experienced Michigan brain injury attorney. Call us at (800) 606-1717.

Michigan brain injury lawyer is reporting a tragic story in the news about a Kalamazoo car accident that took place on Monday, December 13th on Sprinkle Road near East Michigan Avenue.  According to police Karen Fleckenstein, lost control of her vehicle while driving along Sprinkle Road and slid sideways into the path of a pickup truck.  Fleckenstein, who was pregnant at the time of the auto accident, suffers head injuries and lost the fetus as a result. Fleckinstein’s daughter, who was also in the car at the time of the accident was killed.

I am very sorry to hear about this tragic accident. My condolences and sympathies go out to the family of the deceased victim and the injured mother.

Our Michigan auto accident attorneys advise victims of their legal rights. For this type of Michigan accident, the family members of the deceased child may be able to make a claim for Survivor Loss Benefits. This can include payment of funeral expenses and loss of other services.

The injured individual can submit a claim for Michigan No-Fault insurance benefits. No-Fault benefits will cover their medical expenses, lost wages, attendant care, replacement services, and other benefits related to injuries suffered in the accident. The injured person can claim these benefits even if they did not have a Michigan automobile insurance policy.

On September 23 & 24, 2010 the Brain Injury Association (BIA) of Michigan will hold its annual conference at the Lansing Center in Lansing, Michigan. The BIA of Michigan’s mission is to enhance the lives of those affected by brain injury through education, advocacy, research and local support groups, and to reduce the incidence of brain injury through prevention. Our Michigan traumatic brain injury accident lawyers are a proud Bronze Exhibitor of the conference.

The conference will include speeches from two keynote speakers, Nathan D. Zasler and Steven Benvenisti, and will cover the major categories of headache pain in patients with TBI and other hot topics that have to do with TBI and rehabilitation.

Persons with brain injury, families, health care professionals, nurses, physicians, psychologists, program administrators, therapists, counselors, social workers, case managers, direct care staff, state agency personnel, and all those interested in issues and trends in brain injury rehabilitation are invited to attend.

Our Michigan brain injury attorneys are happy to be involved in such a conference and will continue to promote awareness and support for BIA’s mission. The firm specializes in representing victims of traumatic brain injuries and closed head injuries and is dedicated to educating the public on how to prevent such injuries.

On April 11, 2010 at the Dearborn Ritz Carlton, the Brain Injury Association of Michigan held its 12^th annual Spring Tribute Legacy Society dinner to support individuals who have suffered brain injuries. The Brain Injury Association of Michigan’s mission is to enhance the lives of those affected by brain injury through education, advocacy, research and local support groups, and to reduce the incidence of brain injury through prevention.

Tickets to the event had to be purchased and all money raised went towards the Association’s many programs that support persons with brain injury and their families. The Southfield law firm, Buckfire and Buckfire, P.C. Michigan brain injury attorneys were proud attendees of this event.

 The event turned out to be a success with over 800 people attending. Deborah L. Newton and Steen Siporin were both recognized for their dedication, leadership and personal commitment to enhancing the quality of life for persons with brain injury and their families.

The dinner was hosted by Lila Lazarus, an award-winning journalist who has anchored the news in Michigan, Maryland, and Massachusetts and the night ended extraordinarily with the very famous best selling author, Mitch Albom as guest speaker.

 The Michigan brain injury lawyers of Buckfire and Buckfire, P.C. was honored to be invited to attend this event and will continue to promote awareness and support for the Brain Injury Association of Michigan. The firm is dedicated to eliminate accidents in Michigan that cause individuals to suffer traumatic injuries such as brain injury.

 If you or a family member suffers brain injuries due to a Michigan accident, contact our office now at (800) 606-1717 to speak with an experienced Michigan brain injury lawyer about your case. We will begin working on your case immediately gathering all the evidence needed to prove and win your case.

A victim of a traumatic brain injury or closed head injury often has a team of medical specialists to assist  in the recovery and rehabilitation.  Each member of the team has a different background, specialty, and purpose and it is the teamwork between them all that works best for the patient.

A neuropsychologist is not a physician in the strictest sense, considering that he is essentially a psychologist specializing in treating functional disorders of the brain as well as behavioral malfunctioning.

You cannot expect a neuropsychologist to order for the routine tests often demanded by other physicians like EEGs, MRIs, or CT scans. On the contrary a neuropsychologist prefers to conduct a series of written examinations followed by personal interviews with the brain-injured victim. This series of tests is often referred to as a testing ‘battery’.

What is the purpose of such a testing battery?   The tests are done with the sole purpose of identifying some of the critical functional aspects of the brain. This includes memory capacity both short and long term, abstract reasoning skills, attention span, ability to focus, executive functioning capacity, motor skills and other emotional and cognitive traits. Based on the results of such tests along with other medical information, the neuropsychologist is then in a position to comment regarding the severity of the brain injury, its most viable treatment procedure and also predict what the future holds for the patient.

Opinions and viewpoints of the neuropsychologist are given serious cognizance by the jury in case there is a lawsuit filed by the victim of a traumatic brain injury or his family. He is treated as an authority when it is a matter of establishing the severity of the brain injury. The test results often go a long way to ratify the permanence of the injury and confirm the victim’s inability to work ever in his life.

A neuropsychologist often doubles up as a counselor and a therapist to bring back the brain-injured patient as close  to his pre-injury state.  They often also often provide group counseling sessions and recommend other forms of important rehabilitation.  They are an essential part of the brain injury treatment and recovery team.