Tampa Traumatic Brain Injury Attorney Discusses TBI

Feb. 19, 2013 - PRLog -- Matthew A. Dolman issued a statement to Tampa residents who have a friend or family member who has experienced traumatic brain injury, debunking another myth associated with traumatic brain injury.  

The myth debunked by Matthew A. Dolman in the Dolman Law Group blog states that traumatic brain injury victims must suffer a strike to the head to sustain a TBI.  The article can be found by visiting http://www.tampabaybraininjuryblog.com/2012/03/another-brain-injury-myth-from-dolman-law-group/.

Matthew A. Dolman explains that it is imperative a reader note that the brain has the consistency of Jell-O.  In a rapid acceleration/deceleration mechanism injury, the brain often continues moving forward when the head stops. Within the grey matter of brain tissue, there are vast armies of nerve cells, which facilitate communication with other distant nerve cells via fibers known as axons. Damage to an axonal fiber may result in symptoms such as confusion, irritability, distraction, and memory loss among others.

Matthew A. Dolman explains that the best example of a rapid acceleration/deceleration injury aside from whiplash would be “shaken baby syndrome.”

Matthew A. Dolman explains that as a Tampa brain injury attorney,  he often encounters defense lawyers and “hired gun” physicians retained by the insurance carrier who are ignorant to well accepted science.  In many cases, the physician retained by the insurance carrier is well aware of the science but tries to deflect such focus by stubbornly utilizing this myth to further the argument that the client could not have sustained an injury.  This defense can easily be rebutted and countered by displaying the mechanism of injury and how a rapid acceleration/deceleration in speed can cause the brain to actually impact and bounce off a side of the skull.

Dolman Law Group is a Tampa personal injury law firm that represents consumers only.  Dolman Law Group handles cases stemming from automobile accident, motorcycle accident, traumatic brain injury, insurance carrier bad faith, wrongful death, distracted driving as a result of texting and driving and injuries caused by a drunk driver.  Visit http://www.dolmanlaw.com to learn more about the legal services the firm provides.