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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 237
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Saskatchewan
Posts: 237
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CT and MRI are ineffective scans for the intricate injuries of concussion.
Courts will ask for them anyway. WCB does too. The results are then used against you but you still need to have them. Sad but true. It's because at the present time we have nothing better to use for scans.
EEG would be useful only if he is having seizure activity. Even then it has to occur right when the EEG is performed. Otherwise it too will show negative and the courts will use that against you.
Neuropsych testing is pricey and you must do your homework to find one who has worked with concussion and PCS because not all of them are educated about it. Mine was not at all educated about PCS and WCB paid him handsomely for their desired report.
Get a fantastic lawyer and prepare for a long battle. Although it sounds like (and I believe) you 100% have a case, everyone else has their own interests at heart. All I'm saying is the person "in the right" doesn't always win the fight. Stay strong.
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About it: October 26, 2012 I fell backward on an icy parking lot at work. I was on Workers Comp for 9 months. My PCS : everyday headaches became once in a while headaches, and neck pain became manageable. Still have occasional mild dizziness, sometimes fullness in the ears, convergence insufficiency, sequencing struggles, short term memory struggles, verbal processing delays. CT neg, MRI neg. Therapies: prism glasses, acupuncture, icing neck, resting, supplementing, Elavil 20mg at bedtime.
NEW: Completed 12 weeks of physical therapy and returned to work full time.
About me: I'm a marketing manager, a mom with a blended family and wife to a heart attack survivor. I believe my brain injury taught me more than it cost me. I'm grateful to still be me!
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