TBI

Question 1

Traumatic Brain Injury

Answer 1

Disruption in the normal functioning caused by a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury
Open head injury or not open head injury

Question 2

Leading Causes

Answer 2

Falls 28%
Vehicular Accidents 20%
Blows to Head 19%
Assault 11%
1.4 Million people have TBI in US each year
50,000 die

Question 3

Edema

Answer 3

Swelling due to increased fluid
Can lead to increased pressure
Infection
hypoxia, oxygen deprivation
Intracranial pressure from tissue swelling

Question 4

Infarction

Answer 4

Death of tissue deprived of blood supply

Question 5

Hematoma

Answer 5

Focal bleeding

Question 6

….. Symptoms are rare, but….. symptoms are not

Answer 6

Aphasia-like…. cognitive damage

Question 7

Cognitive Rehabilitation

Answer 7

treatment regime designed to increase functional abilities for everyday life by improving the capacity to process incoming information

Question 8

2 Approaches

Answer 8

Restorative: Fix what is broken
Compensatory: Deal with the existing problems