Facts
What is second impact syndrome?
What is concussion?
When you feel like you're spinning or lightheaded
What is dizziness?
Assessment tool to look at cognitive state before and after a concussion
What is impact test?
a progressive and fatal brain disease associated with TBIs
True or False: you have to be knocked out to have a concussion
What is false?
Relating to the eyes or vision
What is Ocular?
What is fogginess?
How to recover faster from a concussion
What is less screens and less movement?
A brain dysfunction caused by an outside force
What is TBI?
What's one factor that reduces risk of concussion
What is less alcohol and drugs?
Nausea or imbalance due to motion in the environment
What is Visual Motion Sensitivity?
Extreme tiredness from exertion or illness
What is fatigue?
How to reduce risk of concussions?
What is wear seatbelt and helmets?
When the skull is broken in any way
What is open brain injury?
What is one myth about concussions
What is need to stay conscious?
The tearing of the brain's connecting nerve fibers
What is diffuse brain injury?
Short term effects of concussions
What is headaches, nausea, lack of coordination?
What not to do when you have a concussion?
What is watch TV, be in bright lights, and loud music?
A bruise and bleeding of the brain
What is cerebral contusion?
Symptoms of second impact sydrome
What is permanent brain damage?
A sensory system that creates a sense of balance and spatial awareness
What is vestibular system?
Long term effects of concussions?
What is anxiety, trouble concentrating, fatigue?
type of treatment where you expose yourself until symptoms increase and then you remove yourself
What is Exposure Recovery Model?
Areas of localized damage in the brain such as contusions
What is focal brain injury?