(…following is a continued discussion about proving damages in brain injury and stroke cases…)
Once a brain injury is suspected, it is important to gather information from the client, the client’s family, accident-related records (like an incident report or police report), and the client’s medical records. These sources offer important clues about the severity of the trauma, whether the individual lost consciousness, whether imaging shows evidence of brain injury, whether signs of brain injury (e.g., a Glasgow Coma Scale assessment) are documented in early medical records, and whether the client experienced a change in cognitive function. Family members can be particularly helpful in establishing changes in the client’s functional sta