There are a number of possible common causes of traumatic brain injury, but each can have a dramatically negative affect on the sufferer's quality of life. Following a traumatic brain injury an individual may lose motor function, including the ability to perform even some of life's most basic tasks; there mental and cognitive function may be impaired and their personality and temperament could be altered.

The most common causes of traumatic brain injury are: car accidents, slip or trip and fall accidents, and assaults with weapons (either firearms or blunt objects). For a traumatic brain injury to occur, the impact doesn't necessarily have to penetrate the skull as it would in the case of a bullet wound, closed wound injuries caused by blunt force or deceleration (commonly seen in car accidents) can affect the brain almost as much as open wound trauma.

Traumatic brain injury can be classified as either mild or severe - in mild cases, the sufferer can experience headaches, difficulty remembering things and mood problems but the more severe cases can result in impaired movement, serious emotional problems and even coma.

The treatment of a person with a traumatic brain injury can be exceedingly expensive, so in the event of an accident or an assault that has resulted in a traumatic brain injury it's important to consult a good Los Angeles injury attorney to see if you are entitled to compensation to cover your medical expenses, pain and suffering.