Brain Injury

Many Ohio residents have likely had their wisdom teeth removed. While the removal of wisdom teeth is a common and routine procedure, it is still a surgery and therefore not without risk of complications. A mother and father recently agreed...

This week the baseball community is mourning the suicide of Cincinnati Reds utility man Ryan Freel who was found dead in his apartment. His suicide brings up questions of the more than 10 concussions he sustained throughout his career and...

It was just a cut. Deep enough, however, to warrant stitches and so the 17-year-old young man went to the emergency room. Upon his arrival, an emergency room doctor gave the man an injection to numb the impacted area. The...

Many Ohio residents may be surprised to learn that traumatic brain injuries are the leading cause of disability and death for children ages birth to four and 15 to 19. A TBI can result from a variety of injuries including...

When medical errors result in permanent and irreversible injury to patients, it's always sad. When that patient is a tiny baby with their whole life ahead of them, it's downright tragic. The family of a young 17-year-old woman with cerebral...

Medical errors made by doctors and nurses can have drastic and long-lasting effects on a patient's health. This is especially true when those patients are fragile newborn babies. One little girl's life was forever altered when she sustained brain damage...

Individuals who suffer a brain injury must live and deal with the ensuing complications. In extreme cases traumatic brain injuries can leave an individual unable to walk, talk or perform everyday tasks. Even in less severe cases, however, the impact...

July 9 was Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Day here in Ohio. We're a little late, but now is as good a time as any to talk about traumatic brain injuries and why we need to continue to develop our understanding...

Ohio residents take for granted that there is little to no danger in undergo routine surgical procedures. Sadly, such procedures are where medical mistakes are most frequently made.A 17-year old high school student recently died following a wisdom teeth surgical...

The mother of two went to the doctor with a severe headache and dangerously elevated blood pressure. The doctor assuaged her worries and told her it was just a migraine. He prescribed some medication for the pain and sent her...

Residents of Ohio often trust their doctors. Ohio residents should feel confident that when they are struck with illness, residents can go to the doctor and most often be cured. However, seemingly minor ailments can amount to catastrophic injury when...