Man's brain grows back together after traumatic car accident

A landmark case in the USA in 2006 where a man who was hardly conscious for 20 years recovered his speech and mobility has raised questions amongst the medical profession about brain trauma following a car accident.

The brain's nerves can form new connections
Brain imaging showed that nerves in the man's brain had created new connections until they formed a network, replacing those that were cut in the car crash.

The case has raised new hopes worldwide that victims of car accidents and brain injury can recover, but doctors have warned that recoveries like this are rare and they still don't know exactly why some people recover and others don't.

Scientists and researchers will now pursue the research further to determine whether the nerve reconnection process can be encouraged or stimulated in any way.

Brain trauma and car accidents
Brain trauma occurs when somebody experiences a blow to the head, which often happens during a vehicle accident if the head hits the dashboard or strikes the side of the car. In the worst cases, comas and permanent brain damage can result from a brain injury.

Approximately half of all brain trauma sufferers experience brain damage as a result of car accidents. Trauma can occur after a head injury either as a closed head injury - where the head hits a car windshield - or as a penetrating head injury. Visit www.braintrauma.org or www.brainjury.com for further information about brain trauma. Read more about brain injuries

Treatments for correcting neurophysiological or neurosensory visual problems can help with a lot of dysfunctions. Vision therapy, for example, is a highly effective non-surgical treatment for many visual problems such as lazy eye, crossed eyes and double vision caused by brain trauma. Read more about vision therapy at www.visiontherapy.org.

Personal injury compensation claim
Motorists across Britain are getting involved in car accidents and experiencing serious problems relating to their body on a daily basis. Often, only whiplash may result but sometimes the injury or trauma is so severe that it can prevent the person from carrying out a normal life.

Our no win, no fee solicitors are experts in personal injury cases and have an excellent success rate. Call us on 0808 143 43 42 right now and we will answer any queries you may have, talk you through the claims process and let you know whether you are eligible to make a claim.