A new study which will soon be released in the popular medical journal Science focuses on the link between brain injuries and the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.  It has been commonly accepted throughout the medical community for some time that severe brain injury will lead to an increased risk of dementia or Alzheimer's as one gets older.  Researchers from the Washington University Medical School of St. Louis as well as the University of Milan performed a study on 18 different individuals who have all suffered a brain injury in the past.  One of the things the researchers focused on was an increase in the protein amyloid beta.  It is known that this protein causes a plaque buildup in the brain which could possibly lead to Alzheimer's. 

As a St. Louis injury lawyer commonly representing victims of brain injury, we are often required to work with the doctors to show not only the effects of the injuries that they are currently suffering, but also of those things that are likely to come in the future.  Traumatic brain injuries are often some of the most difficult cases to prove to juries because you cannot see the injury.  Thus, when our client is sitting there, they do not appear injured to the jury.  However, we have developed very good trial tactics to overcome this jury bias. 

If you have suffered a traumatic brain injury due to the negligence of another, feel free to contact St. Louis injury attorney Josh Myers to further discuss your case.  Case consultations are always free and we never bill by the hour.