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This is a concise guide giving practical advice and reminders to those lawyers dealing with catastrophic brain injuries. The aim is to provide a short guide to help those bringing and defending such claims. A reminder and easy references of the principal points for those who are more experienced, a pathfinder for those who are perhaps just setting out in this area of personal injury perhaps with their first case, finding their way being led in a team.The book may also prove useful to some medical and treating experts, case managers and other professionals who become involved with severely brain injured people. Finally, the book may help some of the families who have been affected by a member with severe traumatic brain injury to understand some of the principles at work affecting the Claimant’s claim.ABOUT THE AUTHORPankaj is recommended by the Legal 500 for 'his superb strategic approach to brain injury cases'. He is praised for his 'wealth of experience in subtle and catastrophic brain injury claims'. He represents both Claimants and Defendants usually only in high value severe, life-changing or catastrophic injury cases. The latter usually involve brain injury claims. He has an excellent understanding of medical issues. He is a member of the Royal Society of Medicine Pain Section Council, the first lawyer ever to be invited to sit, and has addressed two international conferences held at the RSM. He has been a Deputy District Judge for over 13 years and has considerable expertise in costs management of high value cases.CONTENTSChapter One - The Structure of the BrainChapter Two - The Causes of Injury to the BrainChapter Three - Severe Traumatic Brain InjuryChapter Four - Neuro-ImagingChapter Five - The Functions of Different Areas of the BrainChapter Six - LiabilityChapter Seven - Pedestrian AccidentsChapter Eight - Starting and Managing the ClaimChapter Nine - RehabilitationChapter Ten - Mental CapacityChapter Eleven - Late Complications of Brain InjuryChapter Twelve - Life ExpectancyChapter Thirteen - The Care RegimeChapter Fourteen - Settlement
