Exam 4: Traumatic Brain Injury

Which of the following would be a functional impact of motor and perceptual consequences of brain injury?

Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are______________.

Discuss the categories of traumatic brain injuries.

After discharge from acute care facilities, it is important that individuals continue to receive services presumed to be critical to maintain activities of daily living and to prevent secondary complications. Discuss the areas of daily living that might be affected.

What effect on the body would an injury to the right hemisphere of the brain cause?

Describe some of the conditions associated with traumatic brain injury.

Blast injuries are a major cause of TBI for which of the following professions?

The inability or decreased ability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs is called ______________.

An example of a penetrating head injury is __________.

Discuss the important of the Rancho Los Amigos Cognitive Scale.

The _______________ is a scale of cognitive functioning and was originally developed as a behavioral rating scale.

Traumatic brain injuries are generally classified into one of three types. Describe the differences between closed head injury, open or penetrating head injury, and blast injury.

What is the main function of the Glasgow Coma Scale?

If you had postconcussion syndrome, which of the following conditions might you experience?

Bleeding within the cranial vault is called ______________.

The Disability Rating Scale was developed to quantify functional capacity of individuals with TBI and their progress from time of injury through rehabilitation to the time they renter the community. List the functional abilities that are scored.

Memory encompasses the ability to encode, store, and retrieve information. Discuss the three types of memory that can be affected by traumatic brain injury.

A construction worker fell from a crossbeam on a two-story building on which he was working at a construction site. When workers reached him, he was unconscious. He was admitted to the intensive care unit of the local hospital. There he was evaluated and his level of consciousness, using the Glasgow Coma Scale, was estimated at 6. Although additional information will need to be obtained at a later date in preparation for his rehabilitation, in beginning to work with him, what information about the severity of the injury can you gain from the score on the Glasgow Coma Scale?

Discuss the functional impact of brain injuries in relation to motor control and perceptional implications.

What are the potential psychosocial effects of brain injury that not only pose serious limitations for individuals, but can also be the most difficult challenge for family and friends to face?