Coup countercoup injury - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Traumatic Brain Injury (Answered) A+ Guarantee Define traumatic brain injury Disruption of normal brain function caused by external force to the head or body List the causes of traumatic brain injury 1. Motor vehicle accidents 2. Unintentional falls 3. Striking or struck by an object 4. Suicide 5. Assault Describe the characteristics of an open brain injury 1. Caused from penetration into the brain (e.g.; knife; bullet) 2. Damage more limited to area that comes in contact with...

Traumatic Brain Injury (Answered) A+ Guarantee Define traumatic brain injury Disruption of normal brain function caused by external force to the head or body List the causes of traumatic brain injury 1. Motor vehicle accidents 2. Unintentional falls 3. Striking or struck by an object 4. Suicide 5. Assault Describe the characteristics of an open brain injury 1. Caused from penetration into the brain (e.g.; knife; bullet) 2. Damage more limited to area that comes in contact with...

Traumatic Brain Injury (Answered) A+ Guarantee Define traumatic brain injury Disruption of normal brain function caused by external force to the head or body List the causes of traumatic brain injury 1. Motor vehicle accidents 2. Unintentional falls 3. Striking or struck by an object 4. Suicide 5. Assault Describe the characteristics of an open brain injury 1. Caused from penetration into the brain (e.g.; knife; bullet) 2. Damage more limited to area that comes in contact with...

Traumatic Brain Injury (Answered) A+ Guarantee Define traumatic brain injury Disruption of normal brain function caused by external force to the head or body List the causes of traumatic brain injury 1. Motor vehicle accidents 2. Unintentional falls 3. Striking or struck by an object 4. Suicide 5. Assault Describe the characteristics of an open brain injury 1. Caused from penetration into the brain (e.g.; knife; bullet) 2. Damage more limited to area that comes in contact with...

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Traumatic Brain Injury (Answered) A+ Guarantee Define traumatic brain injury Disruption of normal brain function caused by external force to the head or body List the causes of traumatic brain injury 1. Motor vehicle accidents 2. Unintentional falls 3. Striking or struck by an object 4. Suicide 5. Assault Describe the characteristics of an open brain injury 1. Caused from penetration into the brain (e.g.; knife; bullet) 2. Damage more limited to area that comes in contact with...

CCE: PHYSIOLOGICAL: NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL, AND ENDOCRINE DISORDERS Traumatic Brain Injury - is AKA traumatic head injury and cerebral trauma temporary or permanent impairments in cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and/or physical functioning. Closed-head injury - non penetrating blow to the head often includes injury to "coup" AND bruising on the opposite side "countercoup" usually cause alteration or loss of consciousness and either anterograde or retrograde amnesia hemorr...

CCE: PHYSIOLOGICAL: NEUROLOGICAL, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL, AND ENDOCRINE DISORDERS Traumatic Brain Injury - is AKA traumatic head injury and cerebral trauma temporary or permanent impairments in cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and/or physical functioning. Closed-head injury - non penetrating blow to the head often includes injury to "coup" AND bruising on the opposite side "countercoup" usually cause alteration or loss of consciousness and either anterograde or retrograde amnesia hemorr...