traumatic brain injury may be classified based upon severity‚ which in turn may determine the prognosis of recovery. Severity types include mild‚ moderate‚ or severe. Mild traumatic brain injury is commonly known as a concussion. These types of injuries are often seen in sports. Concussions are defined in terms of the duration of confusion or loss of consciousness‚ which may not exceed 30 minutes (Traumaticbraininjury.com‚ n.d.a). Prognosis is good with these types of injuries‚ although patients
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Abusive head trauma (AHT) is the most common finding of NAI leading to death in children under 1 year old (22). Even a low suspicion of AHT should require appropriate follow-up imaging given the morbidity and mortality traumatic intracranial injury (22). Injuries includes collision with a stationary object‚ direct impact to the head‚ and alternating acceleration and deceleration (22). Infants are particularly at risk for traumatic brain injury as a result of being shaken due to the relative weight
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Have you ever wanted to be a famous athlete? Well think again many sports begin to get more dangerous and many of the players suffer long term injuries such as brain and health injuries. Injuries raise from sports getting more dangerous. In the three passages "Weighing the risks"‚ "Let them play"‚ and "The professionals’ points of view". There are arguments about whether or not the people are safe enough. To begin with‚ players can suffer major brain damage. In the passage "Weighing the
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Traumatic Brain Injury: Myths‚ Misconceptions and the Need for Lifelong Healthcare I don’t have a droopy face‚ a steel plate in my head‚ nor am I paralyzed in any region of my body. I have a speech impediment and disfluency‚ cognitive fatigue‚ short term memory loss‚ slow processing of information‚ noise sensitivity‚ and attention deficit. I look “normal” and I have a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Social prejudice and negative perceptions of survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) exist. There
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Diabetes Insipidus‚ Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone‚ and Cerebral SaltWasting Syndrome in Traumatic Brain Injury Trauma Topic Description: This article focuses on Central Neurogenic Diabetes Insipidus (CNDI)‚ Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH)‚ and Cerebral Salt-Wasting Syndrome in Traumatic Brain injury (CSWS). Comparison of lab results and treatments are reviewed. Topic objectives: At the end of this topic‚ the participant will be able
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Abstract This paper explores the meaning of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and how it affects children and adolescents through their school years. The paper will first introduce what a traumatic brain injury can be‚ how it can be identified‚ and what the affects can be to the students. There will be two peer reviewed journals that speak on types of TBIs. The first article is based around information on Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)‚ where the second article focuses the impact of post-traumatic stress
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Hilton Head Island Adventure I never would have thought that I would get the chance to travel to Hilton Head Island. Last summer I got to take an incredible trip to the stunning island in South Carolina. The scenery was gorgeous and the beach was just a block away. I only stayed for one week‚ but it felt like just a couple of days. Our schedule was packed with loads of events to do each day. It all started out the beginning of summer vacation of 2015. I had just been released from school for the
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made to see how severe the injury is within the person. According to Struchen & Clark (2007)‚ the reason for doing this is to see the initial “triaging” and helping with planning with planning treatment. There are three main ways in traumatic brain injury is assessed and characterized. The first is through Loss of Consciousness (LOC) which is done when after a head injury‚ a person may be going through a coma. The longer a person is unconscious‚ the more severe the injury is. What happens‚ is a medical
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in traumatic brain injury 1.COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) : While severe and moderate traumatic head and brain injuries often mandate head CT‚ several clinical scales require specific criteria in determining the need for neuroimaging after a mild TBI. These include the New Orleans Criteria (NOC) and the Canadian CT Head Rule (CCHR).(45) Both are relatively straight forward and use seven criteria readily obtained in the setting and evaluation of mild TBI. A head-to-head comparison of the
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A traumatic brain injury is potentially one the most devastating disabilities. It not only affects the person suffering from the injury but can turn whole families upside down. The range and severity of problems arising from a brain injury will vary significantly from person to person because every person’s brain injury varies in the extent and location of the damage. Some of the affects of a brain injury are not immediately obvious and only become apparent as time progresses. The following are
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