Neurology and the Litigation Process
Neurology is the area of specialization that diagnoses and treats conditions involving the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles. By studying the natural history of neurologic disease and performing the neurologic examination, the neurologist, as diagnostician, is able to address what reasonable outcomes may occur from traumatic injuries to the central or peripheral nervous systems.
The diagnostic process encompasses a history and administration of a focused neurologic examination that addresses brain and nonbrain based function. Comparing the latter findings with the imaging studies, medical records and/or cognitive-based test performance (neuropsychological testing) is the role of the forensic neurologist.
Dr. Rubenstein, in his role as teacher and educator, is able to communicate the complexities of neurologic disease to varied audiences, including testifying as an expert witness.
Dr. Rubenstein has been involved in a wide array of complex neurologic injury cases requiring expert witness testimony. As a neurologic expert, Dr. Rubenstein has addressed traumatic brain injury and postconcussion sequelae.
As a medical expert witness, Dr. Rubenstein has been called upon to analyze spinal cord injury, complex regional pain syndrome (RSD) and carbon monoxide complications in both the civil litigation and medical malpractice context.