Whether in New York City or elsewhere, the consequences of suffering a major brain injury can be catastrophic. A person’s mood and personality may be affected. They may have difficulty performing basic tasks. There are times when people even die as a result of a traumatic brain injury. One family in particular knows just how devastating a head injury can be after a football accident left their son confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak. The young man was a senior in high school when the accident happened. According to an assistant student trainer, he complained to the school’s trainer about having headaches. He

After being married for 27 years, one woman lost the man she once knew when a drunk driver struck her 47-year-old husband. The man survived the accident, but suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. He was in a coma for three weeks and in the hospital for two months. In addition to problems with speech, loss of smell and taste, the accident left the man extremely emotional. He would often cry uncontrollably multiple times each week. Although doctors assumed that the man was depressed, they also discovered he suffered from a condition known as pseudobulbar affect. The condition is often a symptom of a traumatic