Signs and Symptoms
The part of the brain that controls balance
What is the Cerebellum
15
What is the normal GCS score
% of High school football players per season who receive concussions
10-20%
The name of an injury resulting from the brain contacting the skull on the side opposite from where the impact occurs
What is contrecoup
GCS score 3-8
What is Severed Brain Injury
Diplopia
What is double vision
The GSC evaluates 3 things
What is eye-opening, Motor response, and Verbal response
Number one symptom reported for a concussion
What is a headache
This protects you from inured tissues that are swelling
What is Autoregulation- this can last for up to 10 days
A person with a Moderate Brain Injury will have a GCS score of this number
What is 9-12
Some times people can have different pupils
What is anisocoria
A pt. who opens his eyes in response to pain, no verbal response, but withdraws from pain has this number
What is 7
In 2014 how many TBI- related (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and death occurred in the US
2.87 million
Accumulation of blood between the skull and dura mater
What is Epidural hematoma
A person who opens eyes to verbal command, speech, or shout, has confused conversation, but able to answer questions, and has purposeful movement to painful stimulus has this level of brain injury
=12 Moderate Brain Injury
This fracture will cause bruising under the eyes
What is a basal skull fracture
When provided with a pain stimulus, your pt. attempts to interfere with the stimulus application by grabbing at the source or pushing the source away.
What is withdrawal from response to pain
% of all TBI cases are categorized as mild TBI
What is 80%
Accumulation of blood beneath the dura mater but outside the brain
What is Subdural hematoma
A sensory overload (hypersensitivity) can cause disturbances in two areas
What is light and noise
A state of unconsciousness from which the person can not be aroused, even by powerful stimulation.
What is coma
TBI Prevalence in the US 2014-How many incidents involved children aged 17 or younger
What is 837,000
Far more serious than a concussion involves physical injury to the brain tissue
What is a contusion