Brain injury symptoms can often seem insignificant at first, but those symptoms are likely to grow incrementally more severe over time. A brain injury is frequently tough to diagnose; some brain injuries actually seem to remain latent for weeks or even months after an accident. What’s most tragic is that a serious brain injury can befall anyone through a simple traffic mishap or a job-related accident. In today’s world, risk is everywhere.

What’s unique about brain injury cases is that brain injuries are mostly invisible to juries and sometimes hard for them to understand. Complex issues, legal as well as medical, can come into play in brain injury cases. If you’ve recently been in a traffic crash or workplace accident, blurred vision, serious headaches, and hearing or memory loss could indicate an undiagnosed brain injury. Sometimes a minor brain injury is simply forgotten completely until the victim experiences symptoms at a later time. That’s obviously not good.

However, increasing education about brain injuries is slowly improving the public’s understanding. More victims are coming forward and seeking treatment.If you’ve suffered any brain injury due to another person’s negligence, an experienced personal injury attorney is the person who can put together the medical evidence and expert testimony you’ll need to win the compensation you deserve, especially your lost wages and medical costs. In some situations, victims may also be awarded punitive damages. An experienced personal injury attorney will evaluate your case and steer you through paperwork, hearings, and the other legal processes. If you have suffered – or suspect that you’ve suffered – even a minor brain injury in a car crash or workplace mishap, find a good personal injury lawyer to represent you, and do it right away. In the San Diego area, if you or a family member has suffered a brain injury in a car accident or a workplace mishap, please contact attorney Gary Sernaker to discuss your rights and options under California Law.