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With over 70 years combined legal law expertise, our attorneys at Melrose, Seago, & Lay have the necessary skills, knowledge and determination to help you receive the peace of mind you deserve if you or a loved one has been involved in an accident and has developed a traumatic brain injury as a result.

A traumatic brain injury can be caused by a sudden or severe blow to the head that disrupts brain function. Many traumatic brain injuries are commonly caused by automobile accidents, falls, or personal assaults. Over approximately 1.5 million people sustain traumatic brain injuries each year in the United States, and 50,000 of those people die as a result of their injuries. According to the Brain Injury Association of North Carolina, 180,000 North Carolinians are living with challenges of brain injury.

The following results of traumatic brain injuries are reasons to seek restitution:

• Physical changes
• Impairment of body movement
• Speech and swallowing problem
• Pain as a result of TBI
• Sensory difficulties
  
• Fatigue and sleep disturbances
• Motor coordination
• Cognitive changes
• Memory impairments
  
• Slowed processing speed
  
• Attention/concentration deficits
  
• Language comprehension difficulties
  
• Expressive language difficulties
  
• Impaired executive functioning: abstract reasoning
  
• Impaired executive functioning: sequencing, planning and problem solving
  
• Inability to initiate
  
• Processing speed (exercise)
  
• Behavioral changes
  
• Inability to control emotions
  
• Social inappropriateness
  
• Difficulty with relationships
  
• Basic behavior strategies
  
• Using antecedents and consequences to elicit appropriate behavior
  
• Missed work and loss of valuable income due to brain injury
  
• Impairment or loss of cognitive and motor skills
  
• Emotional damages related to traumatic brain injury, or loss of a loved one due to brain injuries
  

If you or a loved one has suffered a traumatic brain injury at no fault of your own, you may be entitled to compensation. Our capable personal injury lawyers will help ensure that your brain injury lawsuit receives the proper attention and defense it deserves. Our expertise in medical lawsuits and accidental injuries can help you recover some of what you have lost. Please contact our North Carolina brain injury attorneys today for a free consultation.

Our law firm also provides other general and personal injury practice areas. Our offices in Asheville, Sylva, and Waynesville, North Carolina cover medical malpractice, personal injury, car accidents, wrongful death, worker’s compensation, medical malpractice, and real estate law throughout Western North Carolina, including Franklin, Murphy, Bryson City, Asheville, Cullowhee, Highlands, Cashiers, Hayesville and Hendersonville.