Exam 2: Traumatic Brain Injury

During a(n) ____ herniation, increasing intracranial pressure exerts a force upon the diencephalon, thalamus, and hypothalamus, as well as the temporal lobes.

Patients with cerebral contusions to the temporal lobe may have disorganized and incoherent speech.

Patients greater than 75 years of age are at greater risk for a subdural hygroma that is secondary to brain atrophy.

The combination of subdural hematoma and diffusional axonal injury that occurs during an infant assault is called ____ syndrome.

The brain is surrounded by a tough and relatively inelastic membrane.

A second concussion immediately following an initial concussion, within days or weeks, is referred to as ____ syndrome.

Injury to the frontal lobe is most likely to cause disturbances in ____.

The most deadly cause of traumatic brain injury is use of a firearm.

Among teenagers and young adults, traumatic brain injuries are primarily a result of motor vehicle collisions and assaults.

During ____, the entire body is paralyzed with the exception of the eyes.

A lucid ____ occurs when the patient is rendered unconscious, then regains consciousness, only to deteriorate into unconsciousness again.

____ occurs as a result of the rapid acceleration-deceleration of the brain within the skull.

Patients with cerebral contusions to the ____ lobe have a presentation that includes disturbances of hearing and perception.

Typically, 80% of skull volume is composed of ____.

A ____ brain injury is defined as damage that occurs at the time of the trauma.

____ is described as periods of hyperpnea followed by periods of apnea.

Cerebral contusions do not often occur in motor vehicle collisions.

The ____ is the area where the cerebral cortex connects with the thalamus and the brainstem.

The use of Mannitol, a hypertonic simple sugar, is supported in the prehospital setting by the Brain Trauma Foundation.

The "M" in the mnemonic SAMPLE stands for ____.