Questions & Answers 2023/2024 VERIFIED
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) correct answers injury that occurs after birth and includes injuries caused by
external physical forces and those caused by internal insults to the brain
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) correct answers Alternation to brain function caused by external forces
What are the 4 types of acquired brain injury? correct answers 1. traumatic impact- open
2. traumatic impact- closed
3. traumatic inertial - DAI
4. non-traumatic injuries
coup-countercoup injury correct answers with a blow to the head, the initial contusion/ laceration will
occur beneath point of impact (coup) and then occur on the contralateral to the site of initial impact
(countercoup)
Why is brain injury called the "silent epidemic"? correct answers Many deficits caused by brain injury can
be invisible (not immediately apparent)
What are primary injuries? correct answers the INITIAL damage to the brain as a result of a traumatic
event
examples:
-laceration
-contusion
-torn blood vessels
-acceleration/deceleration (coup/contracoup)
-foreign object penetration
What are common secondary injuries? correct answers 1. hydrocephalus
2. edema
3. hypoxia intracranial hemorrhages
Mild LOC may last how long? correct answers brief of no LOC
Moderate LOC may last how long? correct answers LOC up to 24 hours
,Severe LOC may last how long? correct answers LOC greater than 24 hours
List 5 risk factors for brain injury correct answers 1. Age (15-19, 20-24, 65+)
2. alcohol use
3. military action
4. domestic violence
5. prisons
6. sport-injury
Age Groups with Highest Rates of Brain Injury due to Falls correct answers (0-4 years old) 50% of all TBIs
(65+ years old) 61% of all TBIs
Age Group with Highest Rate of Death from TBI correct answers Adults 75+ years old
Highest Rates of Death from TBI (all causes) correct answers Adults 75+ years old
Highest Rates of Death from TBI (Firearms) correct answers Adults 20-24 years old and Adults 75+ years
old
Percentage of Children with TBI from Physical Abuse correct answers 67% (0-3 years old)
Highest Rate of TBI from MVAs correct answers Adults 20-24 years old
Highest Rates of TBI Deaths from MVAs correct answers Teenagers 16-19 years old
Is the progression along the continuum of care linear? correct answers No, due to risk factors,
comorbidities, medical complications, treatment options, funding, etc.
Who establishes standards for rehabilitation facilities? correct answers Commission on Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
Olmstead Decision correct answers Requires states to administer services, programs, and activities, in
the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of individuals with disabilities.
- increased opportunities for federal and state initiatives that make community living more accessible
What agency funds the TBI Model Systems? correct answers US Dept of Health and Human Services
Why is TBIMS data important? correct answers increases understanding of recovery and outcomes of TBI
via longitudinal studies
, What is meant by disease-causative and disease- alternative? correct answers Brain injuries due not
maintain a static state. TBI can both cause disease or accelerate disease down the road. Chronic
progressive conditions.
These 4 conditions cause individuals with brain injury to be at an increased risk of death (4 reasons)
correct answers 1. seizures
2. pneumonia
3. respiratory problems
4. circulatory problems
Name 2 neurological conditions associated with brain injury correct answers 1. epilepsy
2. Alzheimer's - CTE
Name 3 neuro-endocrine disorders associated with brain injury correct answers 1. Growth Hormone
insufficiency
2. Hypothyroidism (low thyroid function)
3. Gonadotropin deficiency
P-A-D (meninges) correct answers 1. pia mater
2. arachnoid
3. dura mater
What are the 3 parts of a neuron? correct answers 1. cell body
2. axon
3. dendrites
What is the function of the blood brain barrier? correct answers Ensures that harmful substances can not
pass through the membrane and harm the brain
Synaptic cleft correct answers Area for which neurotransmitter can cross from cell to cell when action
potentials are triggered
Medulla correct answers Controls involuntary functions (HR, BP, swallow)
Injury to this area can threaten life immediately
Pons correct answers Enables thinking part of brain to work with the movement part of the brain
Consequences of injury can cause loss of ability to coordinate/ control body movements
Midbrain correct answers seeing and hearing functions, alertness and arousal