Anatomy of Brain
Causes and Types of TBI
Category 3: Symptoms and Effects of TBI
Treatment and Rehabilitation
TBI in Popular Culture
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This largest part of the brain is responsible for higher brain functions like thought and action.

What is the cerebrum?

100

A mild TBI often caused by a blow to the head, leading to temporary disruption of brain function.


What is a concussion?

100

Difficulty recalling recent events after a head injury is known as this.

What is short-term memory loss?

100

This imaging technique is commonly the first step in assessing brain injuries in emergency settings.

What is a CT scan?

100

This contact sport has faced scrutiny for the high risk of concussions among its players.


What is American football?

200

Responsible for coordination and balance, this part of the brain is located under the cerebrum.

What is the cerebellum?

200

This type of TBI occurs when an object penetrates the skull and enters the brain tissue.

What is a penetrating injury?

200

Changes in mood, personality, or social behavior may indicate damage to this brain lobe.

What is the frontal lobe?

200

Therapy focused on improving physical abilities like strength, balance, and coordination after TBI.

What is physical therapy?

200

A settlement was reached in this league to address concussion-related lawsuits from former players.

What is the NFL (National Football League)?

300

This structure connects the brain to the spinal cord and controls basic life functions like breathing and heart rate.

What is the brainstem?

300

Often resulting from rapid acceleration or deceleration, this injury involves widespread damage to nerve fibers.


What is a diffuse axonal injury?

300

The medical term for difficulty speaking or understanding language due to brain injury.

What is aphasia?

300

Medications may be used to reduce this dangerous swelling inside the skull following TBI.

What is intracranial pressure?

300

This 2015 film starring Will Smith spotlighted the discovery of CTE in football players.

What is "Concussion"?

400

This lobe processes visual information received from the eyes.

What is the occipital lobe?

400

A collection of blood between the brain and its outer covering, increasing pressure on the brain.

What is a subdural hematoma?

400

This term describes a state where a person is unresponsive but appears awake, often following severe TBI.

What is a vegetative state?

400

This type of therapy helps individuals relearn daily activities and improve fine motor skills.

What is occupational therapy?

400

A former professional wrestler who became an advocate for TBI research after his own head injuries.

Who is Chris Nowinski?

500

Part of the limbic system, this brain structure plays a key role in forming new memories.

What is the hippocampus?

500

An injury where the brain is damaged at both the site of impact and on the opposite side.

What is a coup-contrecoup injury?

500

The inability to recognize familiar objects or people despite normal vision.

What is agnosia?

500

A surgical procedure where part of the skull is removed to relieve pressure on the brain.

What is a decompressive craniectomy?

500

This Berkeley alum and Palo Alto computer science sustained a brain injury after a plane crash. 

Steve Wozniak

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