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Chicago Personal Injury Attorney
Attorney representation in Chicago, Illinois Since 1985
Spinal Cord Injury
Of the types of back and common neck injury that occur, spinal cord injury is the most severe. There are currently no treatments that enable the spinal cord to grow back to its original condition. Spinal cord injuries range from mild to serious, and the injury often results in loss of sensation as well as muscular control.
The spinal cord is a collection of nerves that control self-regulating bodily organs, such as the lungs, heart, gastrointestinal tract and glands. Consequently, spinal cord injuries often disrupt the function of various bodily systems.
The type of spinal cord injury may vary from bruising (bleeding), to tearing or complete severing of the cord, called transection. The type of spinal cord injury in addition to the location of the spinal cord injury, determines the severity of damage. When the spinal cord is completely severed the area of the body below the injury will be paralyzed, resulting in paraplegia (paralysis from the waist down) or quadriplegia (paralysis from the neck down). In some cases the victim may have impaired or failed breathing capability and need respiratory support for breathing.
Caring for a spinal cord injury victim with serious injury is a life long endeavor, often involving teams of professionals, not only to prevent further complications, but also to assist remaining body functions. The medical expense is extreme. If the spinal cord injury was suffered through fault of another, it's important to retain an experienced attorney and file a personal injury claim as soon as possible.
At the Budin Law Offices we are glad to be of service and offer free case evaluation for spinal cord injury victims or their families. Please contact our office at 312-377-0700 to arrange a free consultation, so we can answer your questions and offer legal advice.
Practice areas include, but are not limited to: auto accidents, personal injury, catastrophic trauma, construction accidents, dog bite, head injury, medical malpractice, birth injury, slip and fall, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, truck accidents, workers compensation, and wrongful death.
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Chicago, Illinois 60602
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