Concussions
TBI stands for
what is Traumatic Brain Injury
Three major mental illnesses that can develop after suffering from a concussion.
What are schizophrenia, depression/anxiety, and bipolar disorder?
The structure in the brain responsible for regulating the basic functions (breathing, circulation, digestion) our bodies need to stay alive.
What is the brainstem?
One of the medications mentioned in the presentation.
What is antipsychotics/anti-depressants?
Our names.
What is Serenna Trisha, Ligaya?
another name for a minor concussion
what is a mild traumatic brain injury?
One reason why mental illnesses occur after suffering from concussions.
What is...
Inflammation of the brain.
Disturbance of neurotransmitters.
Unhealthy/Prolonged recovery period
The main neurotransmitter responsible for reinforcing survival behaviors.
What is dopamine?
What is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
A form of therapy where patients receive electric shocks to their brain which induce seizures to help mediate their mental state.
Todays' date.
What is Wednesday November 6th, 2019?
dizziness, nausea, migraines, light sensitivity, sound sensitivity are signs of this
what are post-concussive symptoms?
The 16 year old boy from the case studies suffer from before he got concussed?
What is seizures and had a family history of depression.
Sites on the post-synaptic neuron that allow neurotransmitters to bind.
What are receptors?
Slowly returning (but not too slowly) back to regular activity.
What is healthy recovery from a concussion?
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When the brain re-verberates and hits the opposite side of where the original strike occurred
what is countercoup?
Neurotransmitters
What are chemicals that communicate between different parts of the brain?
The pathway in the brain that reinforces survival behaviors (note: not a structure).
What is the reward circuit?
Sleep disturbances that indicate unhealthy recovery after a concussion.
What is insomnia?
Sports are most prone to causing concussion.
What is football/wrestling/soccer/girls' basketball.
vasoconstriction of blood vessels and an overall decline in cerebral blood flow which heightens the demand for energy
what are neurometabolic changes
The difference between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Positive: things that shouldn't happen but do
Negative: things that should happen but don't
The 2011 Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey found students who had suffered at least one concussion in their lifetime were _____ times more likely to use alcohol, cannabis, and hard drugs.
What is 2-4?
Immediate removal from play as well as visiting the doctor to get diagnosis
What is the first step to recovery of a concussion?
The population of Hamilton
What is 579,200? (can be approximate)