TBI Related Facts
What is a fall?
Hearing and facial recognition are prime functions of this lobe
What is the temporal lobe?
This lobe is responsible for executive functions
What is the frontal lobe?
SLI has this many houses
What is 4? MH, DH, WH, and Rockport
This is the brain injury that occurs when damage to the brain from interruption of its blood supply.
What is stroke?
These are the two populations most likely to sustain a brain injury from a fall
What are young children and older adults?
These are two cortexes responsible for skilled movements and sensory information, respectively
What are the primary motor and sensory cortexes?
This region of the brain regulates emotional memories and reactions
What is the amygdala?
SLI was founded in _____
What is 1991?
A ballooning and weakened area in an artery that could lead to a rupture is called this
What is an aneurysm?
The most commonly injured part of the cerebral cortex in a TBI is the ________
What is the frontal lobe?
This region of the brain modulates the endocrine system through its connections with the pituitary gland.
What is the hypothalamus?
This region helps control the autonomic functions of the body, such as BP, HR, and temperature
What is the brain stem?
Neuro-Wellness Classes started in ______
What is 2012?
The acronym FAST stands for these four tests you should complete if you think someone is having a stroke
What is Facial drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, and Time?
Most TBIs that occur each year are considered this level
What is mild? (concussions)
This stretches across the midline of the brain, connecting the left and right cerebral hemispheres
What is the corpus callosum?
This anatomical term describes the ridge-like elevation found on the surface of the cerebral cortex, which form the iconic folded surface of the brain
What are gyri?
Neuro-Fit focuses on these two main exercise "groups"
What are cardiovascular and functional fitness?
These are two descriptions used to describe the severity of a spinal cord injury
What are incomplete and complete?
This is the term that describes what occurs when concussion symptoms last beyond the expected recovery period after the initial injury. The usual recovery period is weeks to months. These symptoms may include headaches, dizziness, and problems with concentration and memory.
What is persistent post-concussive symptoms?
The brain receives ____% of the total blood and oxygen that is produced in our body
What is 20%?
These are fundamental units of the brain and nervous system, the cells responsible for receiving sensory input from the external world, for sending motor commands to our muscles, and for transforming and relaying the electrical signals at every step in between
What are neurons?
SLI has Neuro-Fit classes at these facilities, other than Lexington
What are the Marblehead YMCA and Andover YMCA?
Young adults rarely experience Parkinson's disease. It ordinarily begins in middle or late life, and the risk increases with age. People usually develop the disease around age...
What is 60?