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Keep Your Heads Up Before and After the Holidays The Law Office of David Dwork puts a spotlight on the CDC information program As a law practice that has concentrated on traumatic brain injury litigation for more than 30 years, it is important to us that more attention and education occurs on behalf of the…

When you are involved in a car accident, it can sometimes be difficult to tell whether or not you have suffered a traumatic brain injury (also known as a TBI). Traumatic brain injuries have many different symptoms depending on the area of the brain that is affected in the accident. Furthermore, many symptoms can also…

When you’re in a car crash, you have lots of things that you worry about. One frequent concern of accident victims and their loved ones is whether they suffered a head injury from a car accident. Head injuries are serious and debilitating injuries and they can sometimes go undiagnosed at the scene of the accident.…

This was a talk that Kim Gorgens did for a TED conference.

Lawmakers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut all passed new laws in 2010 designed to ensure student athletes who suffer suspected concussions get the proper treatment and do not return to action too quickly. The law requires education for coaches, parents, volunteers and young athletes regarding the signs and symptoms of concussion, guidelines for managing…

The link between repeated concussions such as those suffered in football and serious, life threatening brain injury has been further supported by a recent study. Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine have found that the brains of deceased football players show evidence of serious brain injury. The brains, examined microscopically, show chronic traumatic encephalopathy…