July, 2020

I’m Tony Baratta. Today, I want to talk to you about five therapies that every person who suffers a traumatic brain injury should have in order to achieve full recovery. Did you know that there are 529,000 people currently in [ Read More ]

I’m Tony Baratta. A client of mine called me the other day to tell me just how alone she felt.   Why she was withdrawing from her friends She was used to going out with her friends regularly and having [ Read More ]

I’m Tony Baratta. Today, I’m here with my friend Joe, an anatomical brain model. We often go to trial together, and he helps me explain brain injuries and how an injury to a particular part of the brain affects how [ Read More ]

I’m Tony Baratta. Today, I wanted to talk to you about post-traumatic headaches as a consequence of a traumatic brain injury. Of the 1.7 million people who are in the emergency room every year for a traumatic brain injury, 80-90% [ Read More ]

I’m Tony Baratta. Today, I wanted to talk to you about when a neuropsychological exam is necessary. The unique thing about a brain injury is that sometimes significant brain changes can be seen on a diagnostic study like an MRI [ Read More ]

I’m Tony Baratta. Today, I wanted to explain why I am so passionate about helping people with brain injuries.   A client story About twelve years ago, I got a call from a family. Their mother had been on their [ Read More ]

I’m Tony Baratta. Today, I’d like to talk about TBI survivors and driving. In the United States and maybe the world, movement equals health. This is certainly the case in the United States, where a car is king, and driving [ Read More ]

I’m Tony Baratta. Today, I wanted to talk to you about the Glasgow coma scale and its limitations. A Glasgow coma scale is intended to address levels of consciousness, and it’s a scoring system that is used on an emergency [ Read More ]

I’m Tony Baratta. Today, I wanted to talk to you about how medical professionals describe the severity of a traumatic brain injury.   The severity of brain injuries Medical professionals use three different categories: mild traumatic brain injury, moderate traumatic [ Read More ]

I’m Tony Baratta. Today, I want to talk to you about emotional injuries and how they can be proven in court. An emotional injury is like a brain injury. It’s invisible in many instances. And therefore, a lawyer who’s trying [ Read More ]