Neurological condition
Neuroanatomy
Impact on Occupations
Case Study: Lily
Signs and Symptoms
100

What is a traumatic brain injury (TBI)?

What is an injury to the brain that causes neurological damage and deficits 

100

Where in the brain can TBI occur?

What is any part

100

What does ADL stand for?

What is activities of daily living

100

How old is Lily?

What is 6 years old

100

Front lobe injury can cause?

What are difficulties with cognitive and executive functioning

200

What causes a traumatic brain injury?

What is a bump, hit, blow, or jolt to the head or a penetrating wound

200

What lobe of the brain deals with personality?

What is the frontal lobe

200

What ages are most common for TBI to occur?

What is 0-4 and elderly

200

How did Lily get her TBI?

What is getting hit by a car while crossing the street

200

What is aphasia?

What is a disorder that impacts a person's communication

300

What are Acquired Brain Injuries?

What is any brain injury, traumatic or non traumatic that is caused by external factors 

300

Damage to what cortex can cause problems with movement

what is the motor cortex

300

How can the occupation of work be impact?

What is TBI limiting a person from going back to their jobs due to cognitive impairments

300

Where does Lily have hemorrhagic contusions in the brain?

What is the right front lobe, right motor cortex, and right temporal lobe

300

What is hemiplegia?

What is paralysis of one side of the body

400

What type of TBI is classified as mild?

What is a concussion

400

What lobe of the brain affects vision?

What is the occipital lobe

400

Deficits with sensory processing can affect which occupations?

What are education, Play, ADLs, social participation 

400

What is Lily unresponsive to?

What is sensory stimulation

400

What can happen if the brainstem becomes injuried?

What is deficits with breathing and heart rate

500

What is the cause of most severe brain injuries?

What are motor vehicle accidents

500

Injury to what lobe can typically cause aphasia?

What is the temporal lobe

500

How can the occupation of health mangagement be impacted?

What is memory impacting medication management

500

What environmental barriers for Lily exist?

What is her home layout, having her bedroom upstairs

500

What were some of Lily's symptoms?

What are hypertonicity, limited ROM and neurological defects