Those of us at Romanucci & Blandin were stunned to read about the death of a 16-month-old boy who died from a severe brain fracture on January 12, the result of his being thrown to the floor by a 22-year-old teacher’s assistant in a Lincolnshire, Illinois, daycare center. Any catastrophic injury is tragic, but when the victim is a baby, it’s all the more egregious.

Initially, it was believed that the child died from a seizure, but further investigation by authorities revealed that the assistant, who was supposed to be caring for him, allegedly threw the child to the floor because she ...

Improved treatment for victims of brain injuries is the goal behind a new study funded at $4.3 million by the National Institutes of Health. The five-year study will collect information from more than 2,300 patients who have moderate to severe head injuries, typically suffered when the head violently strikes an object or when a sharp objects pierces the skull.

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, which treats 50 to 75 patients with traumatic brain injury each year, is one of 11 healthcare facilities in the U.S. to participate in the study. The study is considered the largest and ...