Traumatic Brain Injury Week 5 Test 2

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causes of TBI:

  • MVA (stroke), assault, GSW, sports, explosion

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concussion results resolve around:

7-10 days

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CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) defintion:

  • repeat injury

  • common symptoms are dec verbal/visual memory, processing speed, impulse control, orientation, attention, exec func

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TBI closed vs open head injury:

  • closed is:

    • most frequent

    • acceleration vs deceleration

    • coup contre-coup injury

    • can have focal lesions

  • open is:

    • from outside in (like a GSW)

    • penetrating through skull/meninges

    • damage along path of penetrating injury

      • focal brain areas/networks that include those areas

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what are some injury related sequelae?

  • cell death (force during TBI - blunt force trauma)

  • diffuse axonal injury

  • brain edema (swelling)

  • anoxia

  • autoreg problems

  • metabolic issues

  • post traumatic seizure

  • hydrocephalus (build up of fluid)

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what is the Rancho Los Amigos Scale?

  • used to document in acute phase

  • 10 levels

  • we usually can evaluate cog/comm around level VI or higher

  • see earlier for swallowing