Lecture 6 - Pediatric TBI Flashcards
1 in 30 newborns will sustain a TBI before they turn ____
6 years old
T or F: TBI is the leading cause of death under the age of 19
true
If a child has an ABI before 1 month of age it is considered a ___________ , if they had an ABI after 1 month, it is considered a ________
developmental language impairment
acquired language disorder
What are the characteristics of a developmental/ SLI
- don’t develop language at a rate or manner similar to peers
- greater impact on phonology, syntax and morphology
What are the characteristics of an acquired language disorder
- not congenital
- rapid onset
- non progressive
- CC impairments with often intact phonology, syntax and morphology
describe a primary language disorder
- difficulty in use of receptive and expressive language (i.e. aphasia) disproportional to cognitive challenges
- as a result of focal lesions
TBI impacts attention, concentration, auditory and visual memory, long and short term memory and processing speed, which all can affect_ ____
ability to learn new information
As a child ages, the percentage of gray matter in their brain _______
decreases
How many peaks of neurodevelopment maturation are there?
5**
The _______ the child at the time of the injury, the greater the possibility of long-term developmental challenges
younger
There is a linear trend in which older age at injury is positively associated with _______
improvement
What are the 2 stages of recovery in TBI?
1) brain injury immediate stage
2) neurocognitive stall - latent stage
Describe neurocognitive stall
Even if the child with a TBI is making improvements, it is much slower than their typically developing peers and as a result they fall further and further behind. Their growth is much slower than normal development and so appears ‘stalled’ in comparison
T or F: children recover differently than adults from TBI
true
______ have a greater likelihood of motor and speech recovery
children
