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Scientists at Ohio State University recently released an interesting new brain injury study that has brought us closer to a better understanding of how to minimize the detrimental effects on the brain post brain injury.
The study, done on mice, found that by removing one specific type of cell in the brain, inflammation in the brain following traumatic brain injury could be eliminated. The senior author of the study, Jonathan Godbout, suggested that chronic inflammation after a traumatic brain injury is common and can ultimately be harmful to the brain.
By finding ways to reduce or eliminate the inflammation that follows the brain injury, it may assist treatment providers with providing more detailed recommendations following brain injuries.
This in turn may lead to faster and/or more complete recovery. In addition, the study’s authors suggest their results may help to provide insight into helping develop treatments, like drug interventions that will target those specific cells involved in brain injury and rehabilitation.
These results are only preliminary at this time and the implications for human brain injury are still largely unknown. Regardless, studies like this contribute valuable knowledge to our always evolving understanding of brain injury recovery processes.
As our understanding of brain injuries and their rehabilitation continues to improve, this increased knowledge begins to impact the conduct of personal injury lawsuits.
As a personal injury lawyer, understanding the current state of brain injury assessment and rehabilitation is important to figure out what legal assessments are necessary.
These steps include assessing what types of medical specialists to get involved, what long term impacts the brain injury might have on a person’s ability to work, whether the person can expect a full recovery and if the person will deal with lifelong impacts.
These issues then impact the amount of injury compensation that will be pursued.
Greg Pratch is a lawyer and partner with Pushor Mitchell LLP. He practices in civil litigation with a particular focus of personal injury matters and employment law. In his personal injury practice, he has helped individuals injured in both BC and Alberta recover compensation for all types of injuries including whiplash, soft tissue injuries, chronic pain, broken bones, spinal injuries and brain injuries. In his employment law practice, Greg advises both employers and employees on all matters relating to employment, including wrongful dismissal, human rights issues and employment standards legislation. Greg also advises clients on general commercial disputes and tax disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency. Be sure to connect with Greg Pratch on Twitter @OkanaganLawyer.
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