Lecture 8 Mild Brain Injury Flashcards
What functional outcome measure is great for high level patients looking to return to sports/high functioning activities
HiMAT
Does cognitive recovery always match physical recovery?
No
Minimal confusion
Poor insight into condition
Shallow recall
Poor judgement
Ranch level 7
Decreased tolerance to stress
Ability to carry over new learning
Insight into condition
Rancho 8
Patients with mild brain injuries may see deficits increase with ______
Heat, stress, fatigue, illness
The himat minimum requirement is?
Walking 20 meters with no AD
Cannot use AD on the test
Can use AFO
Sustained attention
Focusing on one task continuously
Selective attention
Focusing on one task in the presence of distractions
Alternating attention
Going back and forth between multiple tasks
Divided attention
Performance of multiple tasks simultaneously
What is the stroop test?
Say aloud the color of words…
Requires a lot of attention and cognitive ability
Good for making patients practice divided attention/dual tasking
What recommendations can help patients with memory
Memory notebook
Schedule of daily routine
Ask patients questions that force recall
Use environmental prompts
Build on premorbid strategies of remembering
Family education
How to address executive functioning during PT
ask patient to predict performance before they begin task
Ask patient for feedback of their own performance
Allow errors to occur
How do you prioritize PT goals in mild brain injury patients
Participation > Activity > Impairments
