CBIS study guide Questions
and Complete Solutions
Graded A+
How many Americans are affected by stroke and TBI? - Answer: estimated 10 million
Brain injury is the ________ most prevalent injury and disability in the US. - Answer: second
What is the definition of TBI? - Answer: an insult to the brain caused by an external physical force that
may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness which results in an impairment in cognitive
abilities or physical functioning. It can also result in disturbance of behavioral or emotional functioning.
Can a TBI be congenital or degenerative in nature? - Answer: no
Are TBI impairments temporary or permanent? - Answer: They can be either temporary or permanent
What is an acquired brain injury? - Answer: An ABI is an injury to the brain that occurred after birth ,
does not include injuries induced by birth trauma. The injury commonly results in a change in neuronal
activity, which affects the physical integrity, the metabolic activity or the functional ability of the cell.
Are acquired brain injuries hereditary, congenital or degenerative? - Answer: no
What 3 areas of functioning are affected by acquired brain injuries? - Answer: cognition, physical
functions and psychosocial behavior
Most brain injury research is done with what population? - Answer: TBIs in the military
What percent of brain injuries are mild? - Answer: 80%
What percent of brain injuries are moderate? - Answer: 10-30%
, What percent of brain injuries are severe? - Answer: 5-25%
What is a mild TBI that often goes undiagnosed? - Answer: concussion
What is a mild score for the glasgow coma scale? - Answer: 13-15
What is a moderate score for glasgow coma scale? - Answer: 9-12
What is a severe score for glasgow coma scale? - Answer: 3-8
What 3 functions are assessed during glasgow coma scale? - Answer: eye opening, verbal response and
motor response
Every _________________, one person in the US sustains a TBI. - Answer: 23 seconds
More than ______________ people die every YEAR as a result of TBI. - Answer: 50,000
How many people are hospitalized every year with TBIs? - Answer: 235,000
________ to ______ Americans experience the onset of a long-term disability following TBI each YEAR. -
Answer: 80,000-90,000
After one TBI, the risk for a second is __________ greater, after the second TBI, the risk is ________
greater - Answer: 3x, 8x... exponential
How many TBIs occur each year? - Answer: 1.4 million
What percent of TBIs each year result in death? - Answer: 4%
and Complete Solutions
Graded A+
How many Americans are affected by stroke and TBI? - Answer: estimated 10 million
Brain injury is the ________ most prevalent injury and disability in the US. - Answer: second
What is the definition of TBI? - Answer: an insult to the brain caused by an external physical force that
may produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness which results in an impairment in cognitive
abilities or physical functioning. It can also result in disturbance of behavioral or emotional functioning.
Can a TBI be congenital or degenerative in nature? - Answer: no
Are TBI impairments temporary or permanent? - Answer: They can be either temporary or permanent
What is an acquired brain injury? - Answer: An ABI is an injury to the brain that occurred after birth ,
does not include injuries induced by birth trauma. The injury commonly results in a change in neuronal
activity, which affects the physical integrity, the metabolic activity or the functional ability of the cell.
Are acquired brain injuries hereditary, congenital or degenerative? - Answer: no
What 3 areas of functioning are affected by acquired brain injuries? - Answer: cognition, physical
functions and psychosocial behavior
Most brain injury research is done with what population? - Answer: TBIs in the military
What percent of brain injuries are mild? - Answer: 80%
What percent of brain injuries are moderate? - Answer: 10-30%
, What percent of brain injuries are severe? - Answer: 5-25%
What is a mild TBI that often goes undiagnosed? - Answer: concussion
What is a mild score for the glasgow coma scale? - Answer: 13-15
What is a moderate score for glasgow coma scale? - Answer: 9-12
What is a severe score for glasgow coma scale? - Answer: 3-8
What 3 functions are assessed during glasgow coma scale? - Answer: eye opening, verbal response and
motor response
Every _________________, one person in the US sustains a TBI. - Answer: 23 seconds
More than ______________ people die every YEAR as a result of TBI. - Answer: 50,000
How many people are hospitalized every year with TBIs? - Answer: 235,000
________ to ______ Americans experience the onset of a long-term disability following TBI each YEAR. -
Answer: 80,000-90,000
After one TBI, the risk for a second is __________ greater, after the second TBI, the risk is ________
greater - Answer: 3x, 8x... exponential
How many TBIs occur each year? - Answer: 1.4 million
What percent of TBIs each year result in death? - Answer: 4%
