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Definitions: Brain Injury Glossary “M”

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): A noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses magnetic fields to detect subtle changes in brain tissue.

Mannitol: A solution which removes water from the brain by accelerating urinary excretion and thus reduces raised intracranial pressure.

Medulla: Part of the hindbrain, the medulla controls automatic body activities. For example, your heart rate, breathing rate and blood pressure would be very hard to control if you had to do it consciously.

Meningitis: Inflammation of the three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord, collectively known as the meninges; the meninges include the dura, pia mater, and arachnoid.

Midbrain: The first major division of the brain. Primary activities center around wakefulness and alertness. People with injury here are often drowsy and hard to arouse.

Motor Cortex: The part of the brain around which mental activity is centered.

Verdicts & Settlements

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company product liability.

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company product liability.

Jury verdict for the wrongful death of a 63-year-old man survived by his widow.

Verdict against cigarette manufacturer for family of local lawyer who died of lung cancer.

Verdict against tobacco manufacturer for family of man who died from lung cancer as a result of smoking.

Verdict for widow of man who died of lung cancer as a result of addiction to smoking.

Gordon and Partners, along with co-counsel, recently represented the family of a smoker who passed away when she was 60 years old from lung cancer caused from her long time addiction to smoking cigarettes since she was a young girl. The case was tried in Lowell, Massachusetts and resulted in a verdict of 17 million dollars on May 31, 2019.

Recovery for man and family for injuries caused by a defective auto part.

Verdict for a smoker who contracted cancer of the jaw.

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