Exam 2 Flashcards
Serious or potentially life threatening levels of physical injury caused by an external and forceful event
TBI
What is TBI caused by?
Caused by falls, motor vehicle and traffic accidents, being struck by an object, sports accidents, and violent assaults
True or false: TBI does include damage to the brain resulting from disease, stroke or surgery
False; does not
Who is most at risk of TBI?
Under age 4, above age 75, adolescent males, use of alcohol or recreational drugs, lower socioeconomic status, previous sufferers of TBI, law enforcement or military personnel
Forms of trauma causing brain damage that do not break the skull open or penetrate the cerebral meninges surrounding the brain; skull stays intact
Closed head injury
Damage from acceleration-deceleration closed head injury
Coup contre-coup
Impact in front of the head
Coup injury
Impact in back of the head/neck and front of the head again
Contre-coup
What parts of the brain does a coup contra-coup injury affect?
Anterior-inferior portions of the frontal lobes and temporal lobes as well as posterior portion of occipital lobes, cerebellum, and brain stem
Having a TBI previously makes you __% more likely to have another TBI
80
When a person’s body (and brain) is moving very fast through space and then comes to a sudden abrupt stop
Acceleration-deceleration injury
Protective layer that prevents foreign materials from entering the brain
Blood-brain barrier
TBI defined as having usually no loss of consciousness, problems at work and at home
Mild TBI (mTBI/concussion)
TBI defined as long lasting subtle impairments
Post-concussion syndrome
Symptoms begin 8–10 years after repeated mTBIs
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)
