Gyrus Group

Jenny is a 25-year-old architect, who was hit by a car while cycling training for a triathlon. She was wearing a helmet. She had sustained significant orthopaedic injuries, and at the scene was noted by the paramedics to be repetitive and agitated. By the time she had arrived at hospital she had had Morphine, but was considered alert and orientated, she had visible signs of a head injury. Her day of injury CT head scan showed bruising outside the skull, but no skull fracture or bleeding in or around the brain. Jenny had undergone significant physical rehabilitation, and as she returned to work, she had ongoing problems with headaches and fatigue. She noted that she was making errors in the workplace and felt that her thought processes were now slower than they used to be. She felt not as sharp at her job and had a negative performance review for the first time. Some 18 months after the injury, her solicitor instructed a neurologist as part of the Gyrus Group team. They noted the a...