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What is the Glasgow Coma Scale? Correct Answer -A
brain injury severity scale that assesses depth
and duration of impaired consciousness and coma.
-Used by clinicians to gauge deterioration or
improvement at the emergent and acute stages of
brain damage or lesions.
-Predicts ultimate functional outcome.
What are the subtests of the Glasgow Coma Scale?
Correct Answer -Eye opening (E)
-Best Motor Response (M)
-Best Verbal Response (V)
-Minimum score of 1 in each subtest = 3
-Maximum score is 15
E+M+V=3-15
How is the Glasgow Coma Scale interpreted? Correct
Answer 3-8: Severe injury (In a coma)
9-12: Moderate injury
13-15: Mild or no injury
What are the brain behavioral characteristics of
,temporal lobe damage? Correct Answer Temporal lobes
contain auditory reception and
visual processing areas. Damage to temporal lobes
may affect:
-Sound discrimination
-Voice Recognition
-Language and Comprehension
-Auditory and visual memory storage
-Wernicke's Aphasia
What are the brain behavioral characteristics of
occipital lobe damage? Correct Answer Occipital lobe
contains visual reception areas.
Damage can result in:
-Anopsia/quadrantanopsia
-Object recognition and visual scanning deficits
What are the brain behavioral characteristics of
damage to the parietal lobe? Correct Answer Contains
reception areas for touch and body
position. Damage includes deficits in:
-Sense of touch proproception temperature and
pain
-Disorganization
-Distorted self perception
What are the brain behavioral characteristics of
damage to the frontal lobe? Correct Answer The frontal
lobes order information and sort out
stimuli. Damage to the frontal lobe affects:
-Concentration and attention
What is Broca's Aphasia? Correct Answer -Characterized
by frontal lobe damage resulting in
speech apraxia and agrammaticism
-The individual has good auditory comprehension
but reading and writing are severely affected
What is Wernicke's Aphasia? Correct Answer -
Characterized by temporal lobe damage resulting
in impaired auditory comprehension and feedback
-Have fluent well-articulated paraphasic speech
(word substitution errors)
What are the behavioral charcteristics of damage
to the thalamus? Correct Answer -Communications relay
station for all sensory
information
-Damage can alter states of arousal memory
defect speech deficits apathy and disorientation
What are the behavioral characteristics of damage
to the hypothalamus? Correct Answer The hypothalamus
regulates bodily functions such
as thirst hunger body temperature emotion and
circadian rhythm. Damage can result in:
-Uncontrolled eating or drinking
, -Mood alteration
-Sleep disorder
What are the behavioral charcteristics of damage
to the cerebellum? Correct Answer The cerebellum
regulates balance and posture.
Damage can cause problems with:
-Fine motor control
-Coordination
What are the behavioral characteristics of damage
to the reticular formation? Correct Answer The reticular
formation is in the core of the
brainstem. Contains fibers en route to and from the
brain. Damage to the reticular activitating system
results in:
-Sleeping longer periods at a time
What are the behavioral characteristics of damage
to the limbic system? Correct Answer Plays integral part in
the expression of emotion.
Damage can affect:
-Emotional behavior
Of Broca's and Wernicke's which is expressive
and which is receptive aphasia? Correct Answer -Broca's:
Expressive Aphasia
-Wernicke's: Receptive Aphasia
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