This article provides general health and legal information. Only a qualified health professional can diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder or recommend treatment for a particular person. A serious car accident can affect much more than bones, muscles, and vehicles. A person may feel shaken, distracted, sleepless, afraid to drive, or unusually alert for danger in…
Food may seem flavorless after a car accident even when the tongue can still detect sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and savory sensations. Much of what people call taste is actually flavor created by taste and smell working together. A crash-related change in smell can therefore feel like a loss of taste. A new sensory…
This article provides general medical and legal information for people who develop a headache after a Louisiana motor vehicle crash. It is not a diagnosis, medical advice, legal advice, or a promise about a claim. Call 911 for an emergency and have a qualified health professional assess symptoms. A lawyer must review the incident…
A new headache after a car wreck can be a concussion symptom, but a headache alone does not establish a concussion. It can also follow a neck injury or another condition. The useful first question is whether the headache comes with a danger sign that needs emergency care. After that, a clinician can assess…
Fatigue after a concussion can make an ordinary day feel unexpectedly long. Reading a few pages, sitting through a meeting or riding in a car may take more effort than it did before the injury. The CDC includes low energy and sleep changes among possible concussion symptoms, and symptoms can change during recovery. Notice…
Feeling depressed after a concussion deserves attention, whether the change appeared immediately or became noticeable during recovery. Low mood, irritability, poor sleep, difficulty concentrating and loss of interest can overlap. A clinician can assess those symptoms and consider other possible causes; a website cannot determine why one person feels this way. The CDC lists…
Back pain can support a Louisiana injury claim when another person’s fault caused the accident and the resulting injury. The harder question is usually what connects the pain to that event. A claim needs evidence of both responsibility for the accident and the harm it caused. That distinction matters when the vehicle has been…
A headache after a crash raises two different questions: does it need urgent medical attention, and what is causing it? Neither the amount of vehicle damage nor an insurance adjuster’s opinion answers those questions. Start with a medical assessment. A lawyer can address the claim while your clinicians investigate the symptoms. When to go…
A Navy veteran with an asbestos-related diagnosis usually has two different questions to answer. The medical record must establish the condition. The service and exposure record must then show where contact with asbestos may have occurred. A ship name alone rarely answers the second question. The more useful inquiry is specific: which ship, during…
Mesothelioma symptoms often resemble symptoms caused by more common conditions. Shortness of breath, chest discomfort, cough, fatigue, weight loss, abdominal pain, and swelling can have many explanations. A symptom list can help a doctor understand what has changed, but it cannot establish a mesothelioma diagnosis. The useful first step is to describe the symptoms…
A mesothelioma diagnosis asks a family to manage two tracks at once. The medical team must confirm the type of cancer and determine which treatment choices fit the patient. Separately, the family may need to reconstruct asbestos exposure that occurred decades earlier. Keeping those tracks distinct makes each one easier to follow. This guide…
“Type of mesothelioma” can describe two different things. A doctor may be referring to where the cancer began, such as the pleura around the lungs or the peritoneum in the abdomen. A pathology report may instead be describing what the tumor cells look like, such as epithelioid, sarcomatoid, or biphasic. Those labels are not…
Secondary asbestos exposure, often called take-home exposure, can occur when asbestos fibers travel from a workplace into a vehicle or home on a worker’s clothing, shoes, skin, hair, tools, or other belongings. The National Cancer Institute reports evidence of increased mesothelioma risk among family members of workers heavily exposed to asbestos and identifies this…
Pain after a car crash does not always arrive at the scene. Neck stiffness, headache, dizziness, back pain, or tingling can become noticeable hours or days later. The timing alone does not establish what caused a symptom, but it is a reason to take the symptom seriously and describe it accurately to a medical…
Back pain after a car accident does not, by itself, tell you that you have a herniated disc. Pain that travels into an arm or leg, numbness, or weakness may raise concern about nerve involvement, but a clinician needs to examine you and consider other causes. New trouble emptying or controlling your bladder, loss…