Ch 8: Aging With A Brain Injury Flashcards
1
Q
What are the predominant factors post injury that relate to long term disability?
A
Cognitive, behavior, and personality changes
Rather than physical changes
Primary caregiver burdens***
2
Q
10 elements of successful aging after brain injury
A
- Exercise
- Brain health
- Heart health
- Advocate
- Nutrition
- Mental health
- Protect the brain
- Socialize
- Avoid drugs and alcohol
- The brain is capable of making billions of connections…make more!
3
Q
When compared to typical aging adults, adults with TBI demo lower scores on measures of which two things?
A
Attention and verbal memory
**no evidence of relative cog decline
