Traumatic and Anoxic Brain injuries

Question 1

What types of acquired brain injury are there?

Answer 1

1. Traumatic or
2. Non-Traumatic as a result of: stroke, infections, tumours, surgical complications, seizures, endocrine disorders, drug reactions, environmental toxins and anoxia

Question 2

What is a traumatic brain injury and its causes

Answer 2

An injury to the brain caused by a trauma to the head (head injury). There are many possible causes, including road traffic accidents, assaults, falls and accidents at home or at work.

Question 3

What are the types of TBI?

Answer 3

1. Open-wound injuries: These injuries are often life-threatening and occur when a blow to the head occurs that is forceful enough to penetrate the skull.
2. Crushing injuries: Much like how they sound, these types of injuries occur when the brain is compressed between two objects.
3. Closed head injury: occur when the brain is rattled and traumatised inside the skull.

Question 4

What are immediate signs and symptoms of TBI?

Answer 4

Headaches, confusion, change in mood, inability to remember, difficulty breathing

Question 5

What is an anoxic brain injury

Answer 5

Brain left without oxygen, if this happens for too long, neural cells begin to die. When a large number of cells die, patient can be left with diminished brain function

Question 6

Causes of anoxic brain injury?

Answer 6

Stroke, electrocution, low bp, drug overdose

Question 7

What are the immediate signs and symptoms of anoxic brain injury?

Answer 7

Confusion, Loss of consciousness,
Feeling woozy or dizzy,
Intense headache
Vomiting