Definitions: Brain Injury Legal Glossary “W” – Client Reviews Wernicke’s Area: An area of the brain concerned with producing speech.

Definitions: Brain Injury Glossary “V” – Client Reviews Vasospasm: Exaggerated, persistent contraction of the walls of a blood vessel. Vegetative State: A condition in which patients are unconscious and unaware of their surroundings, but continue to have a sleep/wake cycle and can have periods of alertness. Ventilator: A machine that does the breathing work for […]

Definitions: Brain Injury Legal Glossary “T” – Client Reviews Temporal Lobes: The part of each cerebral hemisphere concerned with sound and language interpretation, and important in memory function. Temporal: The archral lobe plays a major role in language, as well as in coding information to memory. Though actual storage of info occurs throughout the brain, […]

Definitions: Brain Injury Legal Glossary “S” – Client Reviews Seizures: Abnormal activity of nerve cells in the brain causing strange sensations, emotions, and behavior, or sometimes convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness. Sensory Cortex: The sensory cortex is situated in the cerebrum. Different parts of the sensory cortex deal with the sensations experienced in […]

Definitions: Brain Injury Legal Glossary “R” – Client Reviews Reflex: Involuntary response to a stimulus, such as pulling your hand away from hot stove. Rehabilitation: The process of restoring to useful life a person who has a disabling condition. Reticular Formation: A small, thick band of neurons within the brain stem that controls breathing, blood […]

Definitions: Brain Injury Legal Glossary “P” – Client Reviews Paralysis: Neurologic muscular weakness or dysfunction to the point of immobility. With lack of movement, muscles begin to contract and become smaller or atrophic. Paralysis of the extremities on one side of the body is called hemiplegia and paralysis of all four extremities is called quadriplegia. […]

Definitions: Brain Injury Legal Glossary “O” – Client Reviews Occipital Lobes: A region in the back of the brain which processes visual information. Oedema: Increased water content in the brain, causing brain swelling. Oligodendrocytes: A type of support cell in the brain that produces myelin, the fatty sheath that surrounds and insulates axons. Open Head […]

Definitions: Brain Injury Legal Glossary “N” – Client Reviews Neuroexcitation: The electrical activation of cells in the brain; neuroexcitation is part of the normal functioning of the brain or can also be the result of abnormal activity related to an injury. Neuroexcitation: The electrical activation of cells in the brain; neuroexcitation is part of the […]

Definitions: Brain Injury Glossary “M” – Client Reviews 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 […]