Concussion Vocab Flashcards
Concussion
a type of traumatic brain injury
Cranium
the bones that form the head
Coup
a type of traumatic brain injury that occurs when the brain is damaged at the site of a forceful impact to the head.
Contrecoup
a brain injury that occurs on the opposite side of the head from where an impact is received
Amnesia
memory loss
Photophobia
the fear the light
Phonophobia
a persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of sound.
Tinnitus
the perception of sound when there is no external source
2 signs of concussion
Lose of covomiting
2 symptoms of concussion
Feeling dazed, nausea
L oc
Loss of consciousness
Retrograde amnesia
form of memory loss that causes an inability to remember events from the past
Anterograde amnesia
a type of memory loss that occurs when you can’t form new memories
Battle sign
a bruise that appears behind one or both ears, usually several days after a basilar skull fracture
Epidural hematoma
an extra-axial collection of blood within the potential space between the outer layer of the dura mater and the inner table of the skull
Glasgow coma scale
a medical measurement of a patient’s level of consciousness after a brain injury
Q-collar
a horseshoe-shaped, lightweight device that’s worn around the neck to help protect the brain from head impacts
