Unit 1.2.4 Aquired Brain Injury Flashcards

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Acquired brain injury

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  • Injury resulting from damage to the brain occurring after birth, at any time during life.
  • Interferes with the brain’s normal functioning
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Traumatic brain injury

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  • Damage to the brain
  • Caused by an external force
  • E.g. falls, vehicle accidents
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Non-traumatic brain injury

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  • Damage to the brain
  • Caused by internal factors such as lack of oxygen or tumour
  • E.g. stroke, substance abuse
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Biological impacts

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  • Impaired sensory functioning
  • headaches
  • seizures
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Psychological impacts

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  • memory loss
  • irritability
  • personality changes
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Social impacts

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  • impaired social/communication skills
  • agressive beahviour
  • impulsivity
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Aphasia

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  • An acquired language disorder
  • Resulting from damage to the language-processing centres of the brain
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Wernicke’s aphasia

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  • An acquired language disorder
  • Characterised by difficulty comprehending speech + producing meaningful sentences
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Broca’s aphasia

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  • An acquired language disorder
  • Characterised by difficulty producing fluent speech
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Concussion

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  • Mild form of traumatic brain injury
  • Resulting from an external force to the head or body causing the brain to bounce inside the skull
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Stroke

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  • Acquired brain injury
  • Involves an interruption to the blood supply in the brain or bleeding in the brain
  • Resulting in deterioration of brain tissue
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Phineas Gage - Overview

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  • Metal rod went through his frontal lobe
  • Gained consciousness after a few minutes
  • Able to talk
  • Vomited out 1/2 teacup of brain
  • Changed personality bubbly –> grumpy
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