title: [Mild brain injury: forensic sciences and indemnification].
abstract: Victims of mild trauma brain injury may develop post-concussive symptoms in an inverse proportion to the organic damages leading to difficulties in their social, occupational and family activities. Proving the link which exists between the trauma and its consequences is a difficult task and insufficient methods for evaluating post-concussive symptoms make it very difficult to demonstrate the cause and effect relationship. The judge's assessment is essential to avoid the nearly systematic but wrong diagnosis of pathological predispositions of the patient. It is particularly important to improve the nomenclature of the different kinds of injuries to reach a better indemnification for those patients who suffer from their trauma their entire life.
authors.affiliation: Cabinet d'Avocats Preziosi-Ceccaldi, Marseille, France. m.ceccaldi@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: M-A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ceccaldi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000503:physiopathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008875:Middle Aged; D009626:Terminology as Topic