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A recent survey conducted by the Brain Injury Group of brain injured people and their carers revealed that 83% found it difficult to find information on specialist brain injury resources and 95% would welcome a…
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Thrings LLP solicitors have secured significant compensation in a clinical negligence case in which Charles Organ sustained a catastrophic brain haemorrhage. Charles had been making a good recovery from a head injury sustained in a…
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Half of all traumatic brain injuries are caused by road traffic crashes which is why the Brain Injury Group is putting its full support behind this week’s Road Safety Week.  The Brain Injury Group is…
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Two brain injured men currently in a vegetative state have communicated via sophisticated brain scanning equipment in a year-long, ground breaking research programme.  The amazing findings – and the moral and emotional dilemmas they raise…
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Cyclists are vulnerable on the road and sadly this has been shown twice in two days. Firstly Olympic and Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins was knocked off his bike outside a petrol station yesterday….
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Christina Corp, 25, has worked tirelessly to rebuild her life since she was brain damaged in a car crash eight years ago. She was in a coma for 13 weeks and given a slim chance…
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A new report suggests that 60% of young people in custody have suffered a traumatic brain injury in the past. The report, Repairing Shattered Lives: Brain Injury and its Implications for Criminal Justice, was written…
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When Derek Amato, 45, dived into the shallow end of a swimming pool, he received serious concussion, 35% hearing loss and memory loss. But he also gained something. An extraordinary talent to play piano and…
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Malala Yousufzai, 14, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head and neck by the Taliban last week is now receiving treatment for her injuries at Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The hospital is renowned for its…
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Brain Injury Group member firm Neil Hudgell Solicitors has won the Enterprise Award in this year’s Leeds and Yorkshire Lawyer Awards. The Award is in recognition of its work in the personal injury and medical…
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