Written by students who passed Immediately available after payment Read online or as PDF Wrong document? Swap it for free 4.6 TrustPilot
logo-home
Document preview thumbnail
Preview 3 out of 24 pages
Exam (elaborations)

Certified Brain Injury Specialist CBIS Exam Study Guide 2026/2027 | Practice Questions and Detailed Answers

Document preview thumbnail
Preview 3 out of 24 pages

Certified Brain Injury Specialist CBIS Exam Study Guide 2026/2027 | Practice Questions and Detailed Answers

Content preview

Certified Brain Injury Specialist Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jq9xd5

1. 4 Ts Elements affecting sexual energy
within a marriage.
Time together; talking together; trusting each other; touching each other

2. 504 Plan A written plan developed by a general
Section 504 of education school committee outlining
the accommodations to be made by a K-12 or
Rehabilitation post-secondary school that receives federal
Act of 1973 funds for a student with a disabling condition
that substantially limits a major life activity.

3. Chronic Traumat- Also known as dementia pugilistica, refers to a condition, diagnosed after death,
ic Encephalopa- relative to multiple concussions caused by significant force. A progressive degen-
thy (CTE) erative disease that is most often sustained by athletes participating in contact
sports, where it is sometimes termed punch drunk. May also be observed in
domestic violence victims or abused children who have sustained numerous
blows to the head. It begins very slowly with deterioration in concentration,
attention, memory, judgment, and insight, occasionally accompanied by dizziness
and headaches. Severe symptoms of eventually show symptoms of Parkinsonism,
including disturbed coordination, slowed gait, slurred speech, masked facies,
difficulty swallowing and tremors.

4. Acquired Brain An injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or induced
Injury (ABI) by birth trauma

5. Traumatic Brain an alteration in brain function, or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by
Injury (TBI) an external force

6. closed injuries Can cause brain lacerations and contusions, or intracerebral hemorrhage within
the brain causing focal injuries. i.e. coup-countercoup, and/or diffuse injury
resulting from tearing or shearing of axons i.e. Diffuse axonal injury (DAI)

7. Open injuries


, Certified Brain Injury Specialist Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jq9xd5

Breach of the skull or a breach of the meninges. These injuries often result in focal
injuries (such as epidural or SDH, or ICH) or penetrating injury i.e. gunshot wound

8. Mild TBI (mTBI) Can have either brief or no loss of consciousness and its presentation may demon-
strate vomiting, lethargy, dizziness, and inability to recall what just happened.

9. Moderate TBI Will be marked by unconsciousness for any period of time up to 24hours, will have
neurological signs of brain trauma, including skull fractures with contusion or
bleeding, and may have focal findings on an electroencephalograph (EEG)/com-
puted tomography (CT) scan.

Normal or abnormal structural imaging; LOC >30min and <24 hr; AOC >24 hr
severity based on other criteria; PTA >1 and <7 days; GCS = 9-12

10. Severe TBI Marked by a period of loss of consciousness of 24 hours or greater.

Normal or abnormal structural imaging; LOC >24 hr; PTA >7 days; GCS = 3-8

11. Incidence occurrence; i.e. a certain number of brain injuries within a given year.

12. Prevalence of In- The number of people with a given condition (i.e. ABI) at a specific point in time
jury

13. Mild Brain Injury Injury to the brain, with Glasgow Coma Scores (GCS) between 13-15; Normal
(mBI) Structural Imaging; LOC = 0-30 minutes; AOC = from a moment up to 24hr; PTA =
0-1 day

14. Akinesia slowness or loss of movement

15. epidural Hematoma on the surface of the meninges but inside the skull, displacing the
hematoma (EDH) brain

16. Subdural Bleeding between the dura mater and the arachnoid layers of the meninges.
Hematoma



, Certified Brain Injury Specialist Exam
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jq9xd5

17. Hypoxia decreased amount of O2 to the brain

18. Anoxia no O2 to the brain completely

19. Medulla the base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure, swal-
lowing, vomiting, and sneezing

20. Pons Part of the brainstem that is essential for facial movement and sensations, hearing
and coordinating eye movements.

Enables the thinking part of the brain (Cortex) to work with the moving part of the
brain (Cerebellum)

21. Mid Brain Part of the brain stem that plays a pivotal role in alertness and arousal

22. Basal Ganglia directs intentional movements

23. computed to- a scanning technique using multiple X-rays to construct three-dimensional im-
mography (CT) ages

24. magnetic reso- a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-gen-
nance imaging erated images that distinguish among different types of soft tissue; allows us to
(MRI) see structures within the brain, also in 3D

25. Diffusion Tensor an imaging method that uses a modified MRI scanner to reveal bundles of
Imaging (DTI) myelinated axons in the living human brain; illustrates the neural pathways that
are affected.

26. Synaptogenesis formation of new synapses

27. Excitotoxicity the property by which neurons die when overstimulated, as with large amounts
of glutamate; This makes the neurons fire repeatedly therefore accumulating fatal
levels of sodium and calcium.

28.

Document information

Uploaded on
August 19, 2026
Number of pages
24
Written in
2026/2027
Type
Exam (elaborations)
Contains
Questions & answers
$11.99

Wrong document? Swap it for free Within 14 days of purchase and before downloading, you can choose a different document. You can simply spend the amount again.
Written by students who passed
Immediately available after payment
Read online or as PDF

Seller avatar
Reputation scores are based on the amount of documents a seller has sold for a fee and the reviews they have received for those documents. There are three levels: Bronze, Silver and Gold. The better the reputation, the more your can rely on the quality of the sellers work.
TrustedExaminer
4.0
(9)
Sold
86
Followers
4
Items
3705
Last sold
13 hours ago



Why students choose Stuvia

Created by fellow students, verified by reviews

Quality you can trust: written by students who passed their tests and reviewed by others who've used these notes.

Didn't get what you expected? Choose another document

No worries! You can instantly pick a different document that better fits what you're looking for.

Pay as you like, start learning right away

No subscription, no commitments. Pay the way you're used to via credit card and download your PDF document instantly.

Student with book image

“Bought, downloaded, and aced it. It really can be that simple.”

Alisha Student

Working on your references?

Create accurate citations in APA, MLA and Harvard with our free citation generator.

Working on your references?

Frequently asked questions