What % of TBI leads to death? - Answers 2%
What % of severe TBI have adequate funding for long term treatment and support? - Answers
5%
What % of TBI are considered mild? - Answers 75%
What % of incidence of post-injury fractures in persons with TBI - Answers 30%
What % is the incidence rate for PPCS (persistent post-concussive syndrome)? - Answers 10-
15%
How many people in the US present with DOC? - Answers 315,000 People
What % of people with spinal cord injuries have both a spinal cord injury and a BI? - Answers
60%
Between ___% & ___% of people with TBI report experiencing fatigue? - Answers 32% - 73%
What incidence % of TBI patients have a DVT? - Answers 54%
What % of people with TBI experience a UTI within the first month of post-injury? - Answers 60%
What % of rehabs provide cog rehab? - Answers 95%
What % of ABI patients have hearing loss after a NON-BLAST injury? - Answers 44%
Tension Type Headache - Answers Bilateral head pain, pressing quality, whiplash, does not get
worse.
Craniomandular Headache - Answers TMJ pain, eat with pain
Use bite blocks, but surgery is usually utilized when conservative treatment fails
Cervicogenic Headache - Answers Referred headache pain that originates from the neck/spine,
often due to muscle tension or cervical degenerative arthritis. Also referred to as occipital
neuralgia.
No medication has been found effective, manual therapies have been known to help
Migraine - Answers most common type of headache after a TBI, unilateral
non headache pain - Answers nocioceptive pain and neuropathic pain
nocioceptive pain - Answers Pain related to peripheral nerve fiber. Tx includes NSAIDS, over the
counter
, neuropathic pain - Answers pain associated with primary lesion disfunction of the nervous
system.
Tx include opioids, antidepressants and nerve blocks.
swallowing phases - Answers oral, pharyngeal, esophageal
COLDER - Answers Headache Symptoms:
Character
Onset
Location
Duration
Exacerbation
Relief
Food Dysphagia Levels - Answers Level 1: Pudding/Puree
Level 2: Ground Up/Mechanically Altered
Level 3: Soft Chewable/Dysphagia advanced
Level 4: Normal
Liquid Dysphagia Levels - Answers Thin
Nectar
Honey
Spoon
Types of Fatigue - Answers psychological, physiological, primary and secondary
Mild TBI - Answers GCS 13-15, <30 min LOC, 75% of TBI, presents of dizziness and inability to
recall what just happened
What % of people are receiving treatment for TBI and substance misuse? - Answers 66%
What % of general population have substance use disorder? - Answers 10%
What clinical tool is used to assess substance abuse in adolescents? - Answers CRAFFT
What clinical tool is used to assess substance abuse in adults? - Answers CAGE