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A brain injury journal will help document your client's progress in recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury. If the client can create the journal themselves that would be beneficial, however, if the injury is severe, a family member or other care taker can create and maintain the Brain injury journal.
Key features that a Brain Injury Journal should include:
- A list of all medications, treatments and therapies administered to the client
- A daily or weekly log of any changes in mood, memory, behavior, ability to communicate
- A detailed account of the client's physical and cognitive abilities
- A description of any seizures or blackouts
- Dates and times of all entries
This journal is important in creating a timeline of the recovery process. This will also help in proving damages.
If the brain injury is severe and progress is limited, interviews with family, friends, coworkers and caretakers can be used to describe the progress or lack of progress from the time of the injury producing event to date.
A day in the life video can also be used to show the severity of the brain damage and how it limits your client's ability to perform common tasks for themselves. If the injury is not obvious a day in the life video should not be used. Brain injuries that involve cognitive issues may be more difficult to show in a video.
It's important to be able to convey the idea that a person can no longer perform at the cognitive level they were prior to the traumatic brain injury. If it is not obvious by interviewing or talking to your client then interviewing coworkers, caretakers and family members can be effective. These interviews can be recorded and used as part of a documentary video or settlement video.
In conclusion, a brain injury journal is another tool for the personal injury lawyer with a client who suffered a traumatic brain injury.
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