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Diffused axonal injury
With closed injuries, there can also be more diffuse injury resulting from tearing or
shearing of axons. It is the most common form of damage to the brain.
TBI is a contributing factor to what fraction of all injury related deaths in
the US 1/3
Acquired Brain Injury is the second most prevalent disability in
the US True
What percent of TBI's that occur each year are
concussions? 75%
ABI is a type of
TBI True
Risk of second injury is how many times greater after initial
injury3x's
Risk of 3rd injury is how many times greater after second
injury? 8x's
Name 5 risk factors for having a brain injury which are also indicators of how a
brain injury might affect one's life.
1. Age of Injury
2. Being male
3. Severity of injury
4. Alcohol misuse
5. Domestic Violence
6. Military Service
7. Participation in sports
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A is a mild TBI caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head that can
change the way the brain works?
Concussion
Groups with the highest rate of falls causing TBI are?
1. Children 0 to 4
2. Adults 65 to 75 or older
Greatest number of TBI related ED visits are
caused by Falls
Leading cause of TBI related
death is MVA
TBI related deaths caused by MVA are highest in what age
range 20-24 years of age
True or False: Moderate TBI will be marked by loss of consciousness for a period of 4-
24 hours. FALSE - Moderate TBI LOC is 0-24 hours
Rates for TBI are highest in which
sports? mens football and womens
soccer
What is the estimated cost (due to medical and low productivity) for people with TBI?
$76.5 billion
What Supreme Court decision asserts that states administer their services,
programs, and activities "in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of
qualified individuals with disabilities" regardless of age?
Olmstead
Describe the TBI Act of 1996
1. NIH (National Institutes of Health) to focus on: conducting research
2. HRSA - improving services
3. CDC - preventing TBI
What was established in 1987 by NIDRR and what was its purpose?
TBI Model systems - to conduct prospective, longitudinal research to demonstrate the
course of recovery and outcomes following TBI at 16 centers. Maintains the Model
Systems Knowledge Translation Center.
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True or False: Persons with TBI are twice as likely to die as similar non-brain injured
persons and have a life expectancy of approximately 7 years less than age-related
peers
TRUE
Name 2 NeuroEndocrine disorders associated
with TBI. Hypothyroidism
Growth Hormone
Gonadotropin
Deficiency
What is
apoptosis Cell
death
True or False: Immediately following a head injury, rapidly progressive severe
headache may signal a more significant injury process.
TRUE
What is the most common inner ear disorder secondary to MTBI which occurs after a
change in head position?
BPPV
Vertigo
True or False: Post concussive syndrome and post concussive symptoms
are different phenomenon. PCS vs. PPCS
FALSE
What are the predictive Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms (PPCS) risk factors?
1. Pending litigation
2. Over age of 40
3. Female
4. Traumatically injured
5. Hx of substance abuse
6. low socioeconomic status
7. previous psych history
True or False: Sensory sensitivity, sleep disturbance, headache, and nausea are
symptomology overlap between mild TBI and PTSD
FALSE - because nausea is not a symptom
What is the parapsychologists role in diagnosing
PPCS? determining symptom causation
through providing early intervention
making recommendations for
therapies