Head & Brain Injuries

• Conceptualizing Brain Injury as a Chronic Disease

  Timothy Smith | September 17, 2009 5:05 PM | 1 CommentGrand Rapids, MI

  “Man is not a rational animal, he is a rationalizing animal.”---Robert A. Heinlein As a species we naturally try to find patterns out of chaos. From the Biblical story of...

• A Guide to Selecting Legal Representation for Brain Injury Cases

  Timothy Smith | September 17, 2009 4:55 PM | 1 CommentGrand Rapids, MI

  With any injury resulting from the negligence of another person or company, victims may seek restitution for the damage caused. In many cases injuries are relatively minor, pain and suffering is...

• Great New York Times Article Regarding the Power of the Brain to Heal Itself

  Timothy Smith | August 11, 2009 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  The Science of Identity For all that scientists have studied it, the brain remains the most complex and mysterious human organ — and, now, the focus of billions of dollars’ worth of...

• PDA 4 Memory Project Using Technology to Assist Brain Injury Survivrs

  Timothy Smith | August 07, 2009 4:02 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  I recieved a nice email from Michelle Wild this week. Michelle is a professor at Coastline Community College in California. For the last 22 years she has been a professor at Coastline's Acquired...

• Free Center for Disease Control Tool Kit on Concussion for High School Coaches

  Timothy Smith | August 05, 2009 6:00 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  My oldest daughter plays tennis on the local high school tennis team. Although, her chances of getting concussed while trading baseline shots with an opponent is pretty low, there are other sports...

• Cognitive Rehabilitation Services for our Wounded Veterans.

  Timothy Smith | August 05, 2009 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  I'm pleased to see that the invisible injuries suffered by our veterans as a result of concussive injuries sustained during their duty are starting to be recognized as a serious medical situation...

• Timothy Smith accepts position on the National Advisory Board to the Sara Jane Brain Project

  Timothy Smith | July 06, 2009 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  Odd name, huh? The Sara Jane Brain Project. But what is odd in name is absolutely breathtaking in what the project is trying to accomplish as it works to create a model system for children suffering...

• Endocrine System Dysfunction Following Brain Injury

  Timothy Smith | January 15, 2009 2:14 PM | 2 CommentsGrand Rapids, MI

  SeminarWeb has asked me to speak again on this emerging issue in the area of traumatic brain injury. I presented this issue to a national group of attorneys in early 2008 and have been asked to...