Assessment of TBI

Question 1

Ranchos Los Amigos scale

Answer 1

Levels 1-10 (level one is no response)

More common for pediatrics

Question 2

Glasgow scale

Answer 2

We want 15 points

Eye opening, verbal response, motor response

Question 3

Assessment of Arousal

Answer 3

Categorical scales with a number that indicates their level of arousal based on the presence or absence of certain behaviors or response to stimuli

Question 4

Assessment of Memory

Answer 4

Long-term memory
Visual memory
Immediate recall
Short-term recall

Question 5

Long term memory

Answer 5

assessed through biographical questions during interview

Question 6

visual memory

Answer 6

draw a previously presented stimuli
benton visual retention test

Question 7

immediate recall

Answer 7

present unrelated string of words for repetition

Question 8

Short-term recall

Answer 8

Present unrelated string of words followed by distractor task

Question 9

Assessment of Agitation

Answer 9

Agitated behavior scale
Overt aggression scale

Question 10

Agitated behavior scale

Answer 10

Determines the level and tracks changes of agitation over time

Question 11

Overt aggression scale

Answer 11

Assess the presence of verbal or physical

Question 12

Assessment of Orientation

Answer 12

Orientation to person, place, and time is assessed by asking simple questions regarding orientation

Question 13

Assessment of Communication, Language, and Cognition

Answer 13

Assessed in aphasia, RHD, and dementia