Physical Complications
A lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movements and typically impacts activities such as walking (if lower limb involvement) or picking up objects (if upper limb involvement).
What is ataxia?
limited communication between the brain and the bladder, which means the individual has lost bladder control due to an injury to the neurological system
What is a neurogenic bladder?
complex collection of conscious mental activity such as attention, perception, comprehension, remembering or using language
What is cognition?
motor disorder characterized by a velocity dependent increase in tonic stretch with exagerated tendon reflexes
What is spasticity?
Those sustaining a TBI due to trauma are at a very high risk for this without prophylaxis
What is a venous thrombus embolism?
the most complex cognitive processes that involve reasoning
complete paralysis of one of the body
What is hemiplegia?
swallowing disturbance after a brain injury
what is dysphagia
Fixed loss of passive joint range of movement after a brain injury
What are contractures?
What oral antispasmodic medication is used for the first line of treatment for spasticity?
What is baclofen?
widely used measure of level of consciousness which also indicates severity of brain injury
What is the glasgow coma scale?
the formation of new bone around joints as a consequence of TBI
What is heterotopic ossification?
Abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles following a brain injury.
What is acquired hydrocephalus?
Self awareness, planning/organizing, self inhibit, self initiation and goal setting
What are executive functions?