Certified Brain Injury Specialist Exam COMILED EXAM PACKAGE DEAL GRADED A+

Nuerocognitive Issues Assoicated with Frontal Lobe - Emotional control, behavioral control, verbal expression, problem solving, decision making, social control, attention, motivation Acquired BI - An injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital or degenerative or induced by birth trauma...

anoxia - lack of oxygen hypoxia - decreased oxygen A-B-C data - A- antecedents B- behavior C- consequences collects information on what precedes and follows behavior, as well as, the unwanted behavior active treatment interaction - a relationship that increases independence. Implies directed a...

Dementia - Must be coupled with a functional limitation in everyday life due to the cognitive change PPCS - Always includes neuropsychological assessment, psychiatric history, psychological response to previous injuries, available support system, and current coping skills Disorders of consciousn...

* Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 3-8 - Severe TBI; normal or abnormal structural imaging. LOC over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia over 7 days * Glasgow Coma Scale 9-12 - Moderate TBI; LOC over 30 minutes but less than 24 hours; alteration of consciousness over 24 hours, post traumatic amnesia more th...

Diffused axonal injury - With closed injuries, there can also be more diffuse injury resulting from tearing or shearing of axons. It is the most common form of damage to the brain. TBI is a contributing factor to what fraction of all injury related deaths in the US - 1/3 Acquired Brain Injury is ...