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TBI Flashcards

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traumatic brain injury TBI

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occurs when an insult to the brain from an external mechanical force causes the brain to move rapidly within the skull, leading to damage

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TBI can be an impact event

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head makes direct contact with an object

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TBI can be a nonimpact event

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head encounters a force such as blast waves or rapid acceleration/deceleration

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4
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is TBI higher in men or women?

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men

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5
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leading cause of TBI?

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falls

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6
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more than 2/3 of TBI cases are

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milk (aka concussions)

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7
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the brain is naturally protected from injury - the skull

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a natural helmet that absorbed impacts & protects

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8
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Severity of TBI can be divided into 4 categories

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subclinical, mild, moderate, severe

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9
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TBI can lead to - changes in

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molecular signaling

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10
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TBI can lead to - alteration in cellular

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structure/function

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11
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TBI can lead to what type of injury

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primary tissue injury

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12
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TBI can lead to BBB

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dysfunction

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13
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2 phases of TBI

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acute primary injury

delayed, secondary injury

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1st phase - acute primary injury

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mechanical forces disrupting the integrity of cels

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2nd phase - delayed, secondary injury

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days to months after trauma, stretching of membrane, unregulated flux of ions, increased glutamate release, cytoskeletal degradation, inflammation, mitochronrial dysfunction, increased oxidative stress, edema, ischemia

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16
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neuroinflammation based therapies - minocycline

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anti-inflammatory properites, crosses BBB. Conflicting effects in animal models

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neuroinflammation based therapies - melatonin

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neuroprotective properties, lipophilic. Varying results in animals

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neuroinflammation based therapies - statins

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neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory properties in mouse model. Suppression of glial activity

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neuroinflammation based therapies - stem cells

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regenerative therapy. Suppression of inflammation

20
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neuroinflammation based therapies - granulocyte colony stimulating factor

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FDA approved, recruits endogenous stem cells to injury site for neuroprotection

21
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changes in excitation and inhibition with TBI are associated with

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glutamate and GABA

22
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ionic flux modifications - glutamate induces

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depolarization

23
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metabolic crisis with TBI

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energy failure by trying to restore ionic homeostasis through ATP pumps activity

24
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Excitoxicity with TBI causes creation of

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free radicals and mitochondrial impairments leading to cell death

25
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excess glutamaate stimulation activates

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NADPH oxidase - generating oxidative stress

26
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mitochondrial calcium accumulation causes

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membrane potential compromise generating free radicals

27
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fluid percussion injury

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  • Intracranial hemorrhage, brain swelling, grey matter damage, skull fracture
  • Mixed focal/diffuse injury
  • Highly reproducible
  • Requires craniotomy
  • High mortality rate
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controlled cortical impact

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  • Impact is created using a pneumatic/electromagnetic devise to drive an impactor onto the intact dura
  • Creates focal cortical tissue damage, subdural hemtomas, DAI and disrupts the BBB
  • High reproducible
  • Low mortality rate
  • Requires craniotomy
29
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weight drop impact acceleration injury

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  • Feeney’s model – dropping weight on intact dura, focal cortical injury, requires craniotomy, resembles human focal TBI but has high mortality rate
  • Shohami’s method – close injury model, weight dropped on skull resulting in a fracture. Creates BBB dysfunction, behavioral deficits and inflammation. Easy to execute but not highly reproducible
  • Marmarou’s model – skull is surgically exposed and a steel disc is glued to skull and brass weight is dropped. Produces DAI and resembles human injury but as poor reproducibility and high mortality rate
  • Maryland Model – like that ^^ but with force applied to the anterior portion of the cranium. Prouces DAI but no skull fracture/contusion
30
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Blast injury

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  • Mimics TBI amond military
  • Animal placed into as shock tube where a compression shock wave is generated
  • Creates brain edema, DAI and vasospasm
31
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behavioral changes with TBI

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headaches, attention deficits, cognition impairments, sensory processing deficiency, communication deficits, severe depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, personality changes, aggression,

32
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neuropathology - contusions

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areas of cerebral bruising particularly involving gray matter, whereby blood leaks into the extravascular space and it results in cell death and local loss of tissue

33
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neuropathology - diffuse axonal injury

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affects white matter throughout the cerebrum and brain stem. Followed by generalized atrophy with ventricular enlargement; takes a few weeks/month to develop
• Usually responsible for slurred speech

34
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assessment of TBI - glasgow coma scale

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used soon after injury
• Most common scoring system
• Used to gauge severity of acute injury
• Limitations: drug use, shock or low blood oxygen can lead to inaccurate score

35
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chronic traumatic encephalopathy

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o Neurodegenerative syndrome that has been linked to serious psychiatric symptoms including depression and suicidal behavior
o Found in individual with a history of repeated TBI

36
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clinical trials - hypothermia

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mild to moderate, decreased mortality and improve rates of neurologic recovery

37
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clinical trials - progesterone

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no differential effects

38
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clinical trials - bone marrow

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mononuclear cells used in children and adults with severe TBI

39
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clinical trials - deep brain stimulation

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central thalamus stimulation for severe TBI, no results yet

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