Exam 2 Part 3 Flashcards
What are some cognitive impairments that can result from TBI?
Attention, memory, orientation, reasoning/problem solving, executive function
Person is minimally responsive to stimuli but lacking consciousness and cognition
Vegetative state
Person displays inconsistent but definite behavioral signs of consciousness
Minimally conscious state
Vegetative state continues longer than four weeks
Persistent vegetative state
Combination of retrograde and anterograde memory loss in those who recover from comas and vegetative states
Post-traumatic amnesia
What are some personality impairments that can result from TBI?
Inappropriate sexual advances, inappropriate statements, loss of awareness, subtle changes in food and music
What 4 language deficits can result from a closed head injury?
Anomia, aphasia, decreased arousal, cognitive deficits
Specific language deficits and cognitive deficits may follow ____ head TBI and may not be as generalized as _____ head TBI
Open, closed
Language deficits due to TBI depends on what 2 things?
Location, extent of damage to the brain
What are some speech and language disorders due to TBI?
Apraxia, dysarthria, receptive/expressive language, pragmatics, reading, writing
What are some pragmatic disorders due to TBI?
Interpreting gestures, facial expressions, prosody, interpret abstract language, follow rules of conversation, theory of mind, impulsivity, emotional lability, lack of motivation, underestimation of deficit
Swallowing/motor disorders are apparent as a result from damage to the ______
Motor strip
