Lecture Four Flashcards
What is the most common cause of a TBI for an infant
Abuse and Neglect
What is the most common mechanism for a TBI for high school aged and older is
Motor vehicle accidents (MVA)
What are the two major categories of a traumatic brain injury
Open head (brain) injury (more likely to have seizures) ; Closed head (brain) injury
Two examples of Anoxic brain injuries are
Near-drowning; strangulation; smoke inhalation, carbon monoxide poisoning
Two secondary effects of a closed brain injury
Bleeding and Swelling
Three predictors of outcome after a BI
Age, Pre morbid state (pre injury state), duration
of coma, post traumatic amnesia
What is the lowest score on the GCS
3 (no response)
What are the three categories on the GCS
Eye opening response, Verbal response, Motor response
What is the brain cell that prevents healing of the axon:
Astrocytes
What is it called when the brain is capable of axonal sprouting:
Neuroplasticity
What is the GCS classification for severe brain injury:
3-8
What is the common mechanism of a closed BI
Coup/Contracoup
What are the three brain injury classifications with there GCS
a. Severe Brain Injury - GCS score of 8 or less
b. Moderate Brain Injury - GCS 9 to 12
c. Mild Brain Injury - GCS 13 to 15 (concussion)
Signs and Symptoms of a concussion
nausea and vomiting, headache, fatigue, dizziness, poor recent memory, Post traumatic amnesia less the one hour, GCS 13-15
