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1.Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Answer: An injury to the brain that is not hereditary,
congenital, degenerative, or induced by birth trauma
2.Traumatic Brain Injury Answer: an alteration in brain function, or other evidence of
brain pathology, caused by an external force
3.Characteristics of mild brain injury Answer: Can have either brief or no loss of
consciousness and its presentation may demonstrate vomiting, lethargy, dizziness, and
inability to recall what just happened
4.Moderate TBI characteristics Answer: Will be marked by unconsciousness for any period
of time up to 24 hours, will have neurological signs of brain trauma, including skull
fractures with contusion or bleeding, and may have focal findings on an
electroencephalograph (EEG)/ computed tomography (CT) scan
5.Severe TBI characteristics Answer: Marked by period of loss of consciousness of 24
hours or greater
6.What is the mortality rate of brain injury? Answer: 53,000 deaths
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7.Incidence rate of brain injury Answer: 2.5 million
8.Prevelance of brain injury Answer: 4.5 of U.S. Population
9.What chronic conditions are caused/accelerated by TBI? Answer: Epilepsy, Alzheimer's
Disease,
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), Neuroendocrine Disorders, Incontinence,
Psychiatric Disease, sexual dysfunction,musculoskeletal dysfunction, skeletal dysfunction
10. What are the standards for a rehab facility? Answer: -Person centered practices that
focus on their health and safety;
-A robust performance measurement, management, and improvement system that
focuses on continuous improvement of both clinical and business practices;
-Delivery of quality services by competent and well
trained personnel; and - Accountability to persons
served, payers, and regulators.
11. What is the Olmstead Decision? Answer: supreme court decision that people with
disabilities should not be kept in institutions
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12. Why is the Olmstead decision significant for TBI? Answer: The decision has resulted
in several
federal and state initiatives that will make living in the community a reality for more
persons with disabilities
13. Model systems of care? Answer: Acute Care Rehabilitation, Post-Acute
Rehabilitation Treatment, Long Term Home and Community
14. Define mTBI Answer: A traumatically induced physiologic disruption of brain
function, as manifested by at least one of the following Answer: normal structural
imaging, LOC=0-30 minutes, AOC= from a moment up to 24 hours, PTA= 0-1 day,
GCS= 13-15
15 What is the incidence of mTBI? Answer: 1.1 million people each year
16. What are the symptoms of mTBI? Answer: Physical/Somatic, cognitive/ behavioral /
emotional
17. How can you reduce disability from mTBI? Answer: Early intervention and
management
18. Seizures-prevalence of mortality after TBI Answer: 22 times more likely