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  In today’s podcast, Richard L. Duquette discusses the importance and ways of checking lifestyle changes in Proving Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries Part 2. Tune in to help you decide how to proceed with your case!   Probing Lifestyle Changes   In any case, it is essential for the plaintiff to prove the lifestyle changes caused by the injury. As some say, a brain injury is considered permanent or long term if it still exists after 6 months.   Insurances companies often use diagnostic imaging to deny the basis of the claim. They would go on to say that the symptom has permanently healed or that there’s nothing wrong.   Where Diagnostic Imaging Fails   Diagnostic imaging does not always prove the absence of the injury. Victims can still suffer from lingering symptoms and effects. This can be evident in their sensory, cognitive, and motor functions as well as in their emotions and behaviors. Bizarre actions by clients may need further assessment. Such actions could be caused by a head injury acquired from the acci