Traumatic Brain Injury

Question 1

This type of brain injury occurs when an object pierces the skull and enters brain tissue. Which term below best describes this type of injury? a. focal brain injury b. diffuse brain injury c. closed head injury d. penetrating head injury

Answer 1

Answer: Penetrating Head Injury

Question 2

What type of brain injury listed below would not be considers an acceleration/deceleration injury? a. shaken baby syndrome b. stroke or tumor c. front impact car accident with head injury d. continually headers in soccer

Answer 2

Answer: Stroke or Tumor

Question 3

When the brain recoils and strikes the opposite side of the skull from where the initial impact occurs this is called? a. a coup contrecoup injury b. a diffuse axonal injury c. a contusion d. a hematoma

Answer 3

Answer: A Coup Contrecoup Injury

Question 4

What type of injury listed below would not be an example of an anoxic episode? a. near drowning b. strangulation c. smoke inhalation d. gun shot wound

Answer 4

Answer: Gun Shot

Question 5

There are a combination of injuries possible because of head injury, which are dependent on the type of forces present. Which best describes specific damage associated with a head injury resulting from a rollover car accident (with acceleration/deceleration forces)? a. focal right temporal hematoma b. diffuse axonal injury c. cerebral contusions over bilateral frontal regions d. depressed skull fracture of the occipital bone

Answer 5

Answer: diffuse axonal injury

Question 6

IDEA’s definition of TBI applies to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma. True or False?

Answer 6

Answer: -False

According to IDEA, TBI, must be “acquired” after birth and cannot not be congenital.

Question 7

TBI is the leading cause of death and serious disability in children age 9 through 18. True or false?

Answer 7

Answer: -True

Question 8

Which age group of children is the most at-risk for head injury? a. 15-24 years b. 5-7 years c. 8-10 years d. 11-14 years

Answer 8

Answer: 15-24

Sports injuries and car accidents.

Question 9

What is the name for swelling in the brain? a. diffuse axonal injury b. concussion c. edema d. shearing

Answer 9

Answer: edema

Question 10

Results from stretching and shearing as the brain rapidly accelerates/decelerates within the skull. a. diffuse axonal injury b. concussion c. edema d. contusion

Answer 10

Answer: diffuse axonal injury

Question 11

This type of hematoma is due to a blood accumulation between the dura mater and the inner skull. a. intracerebral hematoma b. subdural hematoma c. epidural hematoma d. ventricular hematoma

Answer 11

Answer: epidural hematoma

Question 12

This types of hematoma is due to a collection of blood between the dura (the outer protective covering of the brain) and the arachnoid (the middle layer of the meninges). a. intracerebral hematoma b. subdural hematoma c. epidural hematoma d. ventricular hematoma

Answer 12

Answer: subdural hematoma

Question 13

A condition is which the child is aware and awake, sometimes determined by neuroimaging, but cannot move or communicate due to complete paralysis of the body. a. coma b. stupor c. locked-in syndrome d. vegetative state

Answer 13

Answer: locked in syndrome

Question 14

True or false? The vast majority of students with brain injuries returning to school have moderate injuries.

Answer 14

Answer: -false

Question 15

If a child had a Glasgow Coma Scale of 9-12 what classification of TBI would be used to describe this child? a. no TBI b. mild TBI c. moderate TBI d. severe TBI

Answer 15

Answer: Moderate

Question 16

True or false? About 50% of TBI patients develop post concussion syndrome.

Answer 16

Answer: -True

Question 17

If a child had a Glasgow Coma Scale of 13-15 what classification of TBI would be used to describe this child? a. no TBI b. mild TBI c. moderate TBI d. severe TBI

Answer 17

Answer: mild

Question 18

Angela is a 5 year old female who was riding with her older brother as he tried out his new four-wheeler. Both children wore helmets but at some point, he lost control. He and his sister careened into a parked car at the end of their block and Angela flew from behind her brother, over his head, and struck the windshield of the neighbor’s car. She was attended by emergency services professionals who noted a GCS of 11. What level of head trauma severity should be recorded in her medical records? a. Mild b. Moderate c. Intermediate d. Severe

Answer 18

Answer: Moderate

Question 19

Reciprocal Scaffolding Treatment for aphasia following stroke relies on the assumption that which of these models allows for more natural language production? a. Drills and extensive confrontation in daily therapy b. Sequential cueing in a structured setting c. Hierarchical presentations of linked information d. Expert and apprentice positions in a naturalistic setting

Answer 19

Expert and apprentice positions in a naturalistic setting

Question 20

Which level of consciousness is characterized by high arousal and minimal awareness? a. Coma b. Minimally conscious state c. Persistent vegetative state d. REM sleep

Answer 20

Minimally conscious state

Question 21

When testing a child with a recent history of TBI, which of these is most likely to impact your testing session? a. Slowed processing speed and increased fatigue b. Inappropriate personal comments c. Decreased attention and motivation d. Poor interpersonal skills resulting in lack of rapport

Answer 21

Answer: Slowed processing speed and increased fatigue

Question 22

What type of brain injury listed below would not be considered an acquired brain injury? a. oxygen deprivation b. stroke or tumor c. skull fracture d. infectious disease

Answer 22

Answer: Skull Fracture