1. Dementia: Must be coupledẃith a functionallimitation in everydaylife due to the cognitivechange
2. PPCS: Alẃays includes neuropsychological assessment, psychiatric history, psychological response to previous
injuries, available support system, and current coping skills
3. Disorders of consciousness:Coma,vegetative,persistentvegetative,minimally conscious
4. MTBI represents:75% of all TBIs in the US
5. MTBI symptomsresolve...: Mostsymptomsresolvein 2-4 ẃeeks
6. CTE: A rare progressivedegenerativeconditionof thecentralnervoussystem.Dittuseaxonalinjury causesreleaseof
tau proteins.
7. Blood Brain Barrier:At thevascularlevel harmfulsubstancescannotpass throughthemembraneto harm
the brain and it has its ẃ
o n glial cells that serve as its ẃ
o n immune defense and garbage disposal
8. Aspiration: Food, liquid, or vomit inhaled into thẃ lungs can result in pneumoniaor other respiratory
infections
9. Pressure Sores: Causedby inadequatepressurerelief, prolongedpositioningon one'sside or buttocks,
shearingof skin, casts, infections,incontinence,and poor nutrition
10. Sleep Disturbances:30-70% of individuals ẃith TBI report issues and Persistent sleep diflculties may
ẃorsen over time after injury.
11. COLDER: Character
Onset
Location
Durationand Frequency
Exacerbation
Relief
12. Fatique: Everyoneexperiences;subjective;multiplẃ tests make it diflcult to measure
13. Reliability: A reliable measure is one that measures consistently
ẃhen applied to ditterent individuals at
ditterenttimes
1/5
, 14. Domains of cognitive functioning hierarchy: Attention
Categorization
Memory
Processing speed
Executive functions
Metacognition
2/5
2. PPCS: Alẃays includes neuropsychological assessment, psychiatric history, psychological response to previous
injuries, available support system, and current coping skills
3. Disorders of consciousness:Coma,vegetative,persistentvegetative,minimally conscious
4. MTBI represents:75% of all TBIs in the US
5. MTBI symptomsresolve...: Mostsymptomsresolvein 2-4 ẃeeks
6. CTE: A rare progressivedegenerativeconditionof thecentralnervoussystem.Dittuseaxonalinjury causesreleaseof
tau proteins.
7. Blood Brain Barrier:At thevascularlevel harmfulsubstancescannotpass throughthemembraneto harm
the brain and it has its ẃ
o n glial cells that serve as its ẃ
o n immune defense and garbage disposal
8. Aspiration: Food, liquid, or vomit inhaled into thẃ lungs can result in pneumoniaor other respiratory
infections
9. Pressure Sores: Causedby inadequatepressurerelief, prolongedpositioningon one'sside or buttocks,
shearingof skin, casts, infections,incontinence,and poor nutrition
10. Sleep Disturbances:30-70% of individuals ẃith TBI report issues and Persistent sleep diflculties may
ẃorsen over time after injury.
11. COLDER: Character
Onset
Location
Durationand Frequency
Exacerbation
Relief
12. Fatique: Everyoneexperiences;subjective;multiplẃ tests make it diflcult to measure
13. Reliability: A reliable measure is one that measures consistently
ẃhen applied to ditterent individuals at
ditterenttimes
1/5
, 14. Domains of cognitive functioning hierarchy: Attention
Categorization
Memory
Processing speed
Executive functions
Metacognition
2/5
