Long Island, Manhattan Accident Attorney Blog

Signs of a Serious Brain Injury

A brain injury caused by a New York accident doesn’t always show up right away.  It can take hours, even days for symptoms to appear.  Unfortunately, by the time these signs surface, the brain injury has progressed and may require emergency surgery.

If you have been injured in a motorcycle or car accident in Long Island, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island or other area, you need to be on the lookout for the warning signs of a head injury.  Maybe you weren’t injured – maybe a family member was hurt.  Either way, you need to familiarize yourself with the indications of head trauma.

There are a wide range of symptoms associated with brain injury.  Some of these symptoms include head or facial bleeding, confusion, lethargy, unequal pupil size, unconsciousness, difficulty breathing, vomiting and headache.  These are an indication that there could be a severe head injury and medical treatment should be pursued immediately.

Some brain injuries will lead to irreversible brain damage and may cause coma, persistent headaches, paralysis, loss of sensation, convulsions and speech problems.  If negligence caused the accident in New York, you may be able to hold that person accountable and could be entitled to compensation.

Contact Rappaport, Glass, Greene and Levine at 800-734-9445 for more information.