Acquired brain injury - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Summary of Task 2 of Neuropsychology & Law

How can education and basic training in neuroscience make you a better professional in the field of communicative disorders? - Answer- education and basic training can help an SLP determine: - what deficits to expect - what type of treatment will be utilized - aid other professionals in determining the site of lesion/deficits Neurology - Answer- involves the diagnosis and treatment of the nervous system - deals with diseases that disrupt the normal structural and physiological properti...

Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) - ANSWER injury that occurs after birth and includes injuries caused by external physical forces and those caused by internal insults to the brain Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - ANSWER Alternation to brain function caused by external forces What are the 4 types of acquired brain injury? - ANSWER 1. traumatic impact- open 2. traumatic impact- closed 3. traumatic inertial - DAI 4. non-traumatic injuries coup-countercoup injury - ANSWER with a blow to the hea...

CBIS Practice Test: Questions & Answers | 100% Score "Surveillance" is defined as Ongoing and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of data used to describe and monitor a health event An Open Head Injury occurs when the skull is broken and the brain is exposedtrue or false True An Acquired Brain Injury is an injury that occurs after birth and is not hereditary or congenital, and includes TBI Men sustain brain injury nearly 2-3 times more than men- true or false true An...

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Acquired brain injury (ABI) - ANSWER injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced by birth trauma Traumatic Brain injury - ANSWER an alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology caused by an external force Mild brain injury - ANSWER -AKA concussion -brief or no loss of consciousness -its presentation may demonstrate vomiting, lethargy, dizziness, and inability to recall what just happened Moderate brain injury - ANSWER -marked ...

lost productivity - ANSWER one measure of the cost to society due to injury or disease; includes the loss of wages a person would have earned if they had not become unemployable due to disability, loss of taxes contributing to economy, costs to the government of supporting the individual, etc.; lost productivity costs DO NOT include cost of treatment and support post-injury or illness acquired brain injury (ABI) - ANSWER An injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative,...

Final Exam: NR574/ NR 574 (2023/2024 New Update) Acute Care Practicum Review | Week 5-8 | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Chamberlain QUESTION TBI (traumatic brain injury) clinical findings headache dizziness fatigue memory loss confusion difficulty concentrating nausea and/or vomiting drowsiness, stupor, coma blurred or double vision seizure coma irregular or dilated pupils cranial nerve palsy speech impairment motor weakness or paralysis QUESTION Types...

Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) - ANSWER injury that occurs after birth and includes injuries caused by external physical forces and those caused by internal insults to the brain Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - ANSWER Alternation to brain function caused by external forces What are the 4 types of acquired brain injury? - ANSWER 1. traumatic impact- open 2. traumatic impact- closed 3. traumatic inertial - DAI 4. non-traumatic injuries coup-countercoup injury - ANSWER with a blow to the hea...

1. Why is Brain Injury considered the silent epidemic ANS Many problems that result from a brain injury are not always readily apparent. a. The effects of the brain injury (BI), such as changes in thinking, may not be readily apparent to an outside observer b. Negative consequences occur when the general public and medical providers do not recognize the effect of BI i. Problems at work/ school ii. Changes in personal relationships iii. Legal problems iv. Homelessness 2. True or False? ...