what is a grade 1 concussion
person is confused but conscious
symptoms clear within 15 minutes
what is a grade 2 concussion
person remains conscious
develops amnesia
symptoms last longer than 15 minutes
what is a grade 3 concussion
overlaps with TBI
loss of consciousness
disruption of brain function
unconscious for seconds or minutes
what is post concussive syndrome
history of head trauma that causes concussion greater than 3 occur 1. becomes fatigues easily 2. disordered sleep 3. headache 4. vertigo 5. irritability 6. anxiety 7. change in personality 8. apathy
what are the levels of assessment for TBI
what does the glascow coma scale measure
what is the severity scale for the glascow
3-8 severe
9-12 moderate
13-15 mild
greater than or equal to 9 are not in a coma
what are symptoms of a mild TBI
what is post traumatic amnesia
what are the levels of severity for PTA
less than 5 minutes: very mild 5-60 minutes: mild 1-24 hour: moderate 1-7 days: severe 1-4 weeks: very severe more than 4 weeks: extremely severe
how would you assess patients in RLA level 1-111
which standardized assessments would you use for low level patients levels 1-3
which cognitive domains would you assess
what are the types of alertness
what are the types of attention
how do you assess orientation
non standardized: assess person, place, time, and situation
standardized measures : orientation section of the GOAT, and the Orientation Log
what is prospective memory
remembering to do things at certain times
what is retrospective memory
memory of past events includes declarative (what we know about things) and procedural (how to do things)
what are the types of decarative memory
2. semantic: our organized knowledge of the world
what is affected by impaired abstract thinking
proverb interpretation
similarities and differences
categorization and sorting tasks
what affects the prognosis of recovery for TBI
what considerations should be made for treatment of TBI
what are the general principles of TBI treatment
what are methods of cognitive-communication treatment