The DiCello Law Firm’s lawyers represent victims of brain injury from a variety of causes. These include: car crashes, truck crashes, medical mistakes, work place injuries, and many other situations where a person’s brain suffers trauma.
The cerebellum is located just above the brain stem and in towards the back of the brain.
Each year, over 1.5 million people in America suffer from a brain stem injury. It’s estimated that more than 2 million American currently live with some form of disability as the direct result of a brain stem injury.
The frontal lobe of the brain is located at the front of the brain. The frontal lobes are extremely vulnerable to injury. The frontal lobes are the most common region of injury following mild to moderate traumatic brain injury.
The occipital lobe is located at the back of the brain. It is associated with interpreting visual stimuli and information. They are the center of our visual perception system.
The parietal lobe is located in the middle section of the brain. The parietal lobe is associated with processing tactile sensory information like pressure, touch, and pain.
The temporal lobe is located near the bottom of the brain. This lobe is important for interpreting sounds and the language we hear.
About one million children are injured annually from traumatic brain injury. About 200,000 require hospitalization and about 18–20,000 suffer severe injury.