Brain Injury Compensation Claim

Concussion is the most common type of traumatic brain injury, but fortunately it is the least serious type whereby a full recovery can be made within a few days, if not weeks. There can be complications though with post-concussion syndrome (PCS) whereby symptoms can be evident for several months. Concussion occurs when there has been a blow or impact to the head and there is a sudden disruption to part of the brain known as the reticular activating system (RAS) that critically controls our sense of awareness and consciousness. When concussion takes place the brain moves out of its normal position for a brief time and this disruption causes loss of memory, mental confusion and perhaps unconsciousness. Concussion is of course the most commonly known term for this type of brain injury, but there are many others (listed below).

Brain Injury Compensation Claim has been devised to provide guidance on the legal process of brain injury claims specifically here in the UK. A brain injury or head injury is of course an unfortunate injury that requires in many instances long term support. The legal support will help to compensate, but this alone is just the beginning chapter of a long road. Today I will be introducing Headway who can really help to improve day-to-day life not just for brain injury sufferers, but for all family members involved. Headway has been mentioned across this site before today. Headway (The Brain Injury Association) is a UK charity that provides help and support to people affected by brain injury. Their journey began in 1979 and since this time Headway has developed the most recognisable brain injury charity not just in the UK, yet on the global stage.

This posting will provide brain injury statistics and head injury statistics that will cover both the UK and the USA (worldwide statistics are not available). This site, Brain Injury Compensation Claim, is based in the UK and so it didn’t take long to track down useful statistics from both Headway (an excellent UK brain injury charity) and also the NHS. Less knowledge was known about the United States, but fortunately The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided the specific numbers I was looking for. The Health Protection Agency could be considered the UK version of them, at a much smaller scale. A few years back they had an annual budget of £244.7 million, whilst The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention operated at the same time on $8.8 billion (£5.4 billion).