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Cognitive Rehabilitation rests in what fundamental principles -
ANSWER Neuroplasticity and Adaptability
The spinal cord is ... - ANSWER part of the central nervous system
The National Institute on Disability and Rehab Research (NIDRR) provide funding for -
ANSWER TBI Grants
In evaluating headaches COLDER is used for what? - ANSWER Character of a headache
Greater # of synapses within a grouping = - ANSWER greater neurotransmission,
efficiency of neurotransmission, and improved neural communication
Treatment methods for Persistent Post Concussion Syndrome - ANSWER neuropsych
assessments, psych history
A diagnosis of dementia must be... - ANSWER coupled with a limitation in everyday life
due to cognitive change
Individuals with TBI are how many times more likely to die of a seizure disorder compared to
individuals without - ANSWER 37x
Psychiatric symptoms may occur at or near the end of formal rehabilitation and may
interfere with community reentry. What plays a role in determining duration of symptoms? -
ANSWER Stressors related to living with a disability
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,What factors are likely to influence a patient's behavior? - ANSWER Mechanism of
injury, communication impairments, pain from orthopedic injuries, overstimulating
environment
Sleep disturbances after brain injury are reported to be ____ - ____ % - ANSWER 30-
70%
Acquired Brain Injury - ANSWER caused by external force or internal insults to the
brain
What has the highest incidence of TBI? - ANSWER Falls
Disorders of Consciousness - ANSWER Coma, Minimally Conscious State, Persistent
Vegetative State, Vegetative State
Working Memory + Example - ANSWER Allows the brain to briefly hold new
information while it's needed in the short term. It may then help to transfer it into long-term
memory. Rehearsing a phone number, then writing it down
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - ANSWER Special Needs Services are
provided to children!
U.S. legislation granting educational rights to people with cognitive, emotional, or physical
disabilities from birth until age 21; initially passed in 1975, it has been amended and
reauthorized in 1997 and again in 2004. IDEA operates under six basic principles: zero reject,
nondiscriminatory identification and evaluation, free and appropriate public education, least
restrictive environment, due process, and parent and student participation in shared
decision making with regard to educational planning.
Practical Strategies for Coma Emergence - ANSWER Control environmental stimuli,
Implement routines & structure, educate family members & caregivers, & provide individual
with familiar objects
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,Acute Measures used early after injury include... - ANSWER Glasgow coma scale,
Abbreviated Injury Scale, Loss of Consciousness Scale, Measures of Post Traumatic Amnesia
Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (MPAI) - ANSWER clinical evaluation tool
designed for use in post-acute care for brain injury rehabilitation (for more information, visit
www.tbims.org/combi/mpai)
Glasgow Coma Scale - ANSWER eyes, verbal, motor
Max- 15 pts, below 8= coma
Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) - ANSWER Reflects the nature of the injury and its threat
to life by body system.
loss of consciousness (LOC) - ANSWER Loss of consciousness indicates that the patient
at some point lost awareness and could not respond to cues.
Settings Neuropsychologists make assessments - ANSWER Acute inpatient setting,
acute rehabilitation, sub-acute care, transitional rehabilitation setting
Intermittent schedule of reinforcement - ANSWER a reinforcement schedule in which
a particular response is sometimes but not always reinforced
Traumatic Brain Injury - ANSWER a blow to the head or a penetrating head injury that
damages the brain
According to the CDC, mTBI represents what percent if all TBI's? - ANSWER 75%
Four-term contingency - ANSWER MO - antecedent - behavior - consequence
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, Safest recommendation for managing individuals during Coma-Emergent Agitation? -
ANSWER Environmental management
fatigue - ANSWER Extreme tiredness, exhaustion
It is difficult to measure fatigue because ... - ANSWER Fatigue is subjective
sustained attention - ANSWER the ability to maintain attention to a selected stimulus
for a prolonged period of time
focused attention - ANSWER Attending to a particular stimulus while ignoring others; it
requires a high level of awareness.
selective attention - ANSWER the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular
stimulus
alternating attention - ANSWER ability to alternate attention back and forth between
stimuli
5 types of attention - ANSWER focused, sustained, selective, alternating, divided
divided attention - ANSWER concentrating on more than one activity at the same time
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy - ANSWER CTE, Tau protein found by Bennett
Omalu
moral or religious model - ANSWER disability = sin, evil or character flaw
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Cognitive Rehabilitation rests in what fundamental principles -
ANSWER Neuroplasticity and Adaptability
The spinal cord is ... - ANSWER part of the central nervous system
The National Institute on Disability and Rehab Research (NIDRR) provide funding for -
ANSWER TBI Grants
In evaluating headaches COLDER is used for what? - ANSWER Character of a headache
Greater # of synapses within a grouping = - ANSWER greater neurotransmission,
efficiency of neurotransmission, and improved neural communication
Treatment methods for Persistent Post Concussion Syndrome - ANSWER neuropsych
assessments, psych history
A diagnosis of dementia must be... - ANSWER coupled with a limitation in everyday life
due to cognitive change
Individuals with TBI are how many times more likely to die of a seizure disorder compared to
individuals without - ANSWER 37x
Psychiatric symptoms may occur at or near the end of formal rehabilitation and may
interfere with community reentry. What plays a role in determining duration of symptoms? -
ANSWER Stressors related to living with a disability
1
,What factors are likely to influence a patient's behavior? - ANSWER Mechanism of
injury, communication impairments, pain from orthopedic injuries, overstimulating
environment
Sleep disturbances after brain injury are reported to be ____ - ____ % - ANSWER 30-
70%
Acquired Brain Injury - ANSWER caused by external force or internal insults to the
brain
What has the highest incidence of TBI? - ANSWER Falls
Disorders of Consciousness - ANSWER Coma, Minimally Conscious State, Persistent
Vegetative State, Vegetative State
Working Memory + Example - ANSWER Allows the brain to briefly hold new
information while it's needed in the short term. It may then help to transfer it into long-term
memory. Rehearsing a phone number, then writing it down
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - ANSWER Special Needs Services are
provided to children!
U.S. legislation granting educational rights to people with cognitive, emotional, or physical
disabilities from birth until age 21; initially passed in 1975, it has been amended and
reauthorized in 1997 and again in 2004. IDEA operates under six basic principles: zero reject,
nondiscriminatory identification and evaluation, free and appropriate public education, least
restrictive environment, due process, and parent and student participation in shared
decision making with regard to educational planning.
Practical Strategies for Coma Emergence - ANSWER Control environmental stimuli,
Implement routines & structure, educate family members & caregivers, & provide individual
with familiar objects
2
,Acute Measures used early after injury include... - ANSWER Glasgow coma scale,
Abbreviated Injury Scale, Loss of Consciousness Scale, Measures of Post Traumatic Amnesia
Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory (MPAI) - ANSWER clinical evaluation tool
designed for use in post-acute care for brain injury rehabilitation (for more information, visit
www.tbims.org/combi/mpai)
Glasgow Coma Scale - ANSWER eyes, verbal, motor
Max- 15 pts, below 8= coma
Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) - ANSWER Reflects the nature of the injury and its threat
to life by body system.
loss of consciousness (LOC) - ANSWER Loss of consciousness indicates that the patient
at some point lost awareness and could not respond to cues.
Settings Neuropsychologists make assessments - ANSWER Acute inpatient setting,
acute rehabilitation, sub-acute care, transitional rehabilitation setting
Intermittent schedule of reinforcement - ANSWER a reinforcement schedule in which
a particular response is sometimes but not always reinforced
Traumatic Brain Injury - ANSWER a blow to the head or a penetrating head injury that
damages the brain
According to the CDC, mTBI represents what percent if all TBI's? - ANSWER 75%
Four-term contingency - ANSWER MO - antecedent - behavior - consequence
3
, Safest recommendation for managing individuals during Coma-Emergent Agitation? -
ANSWER Environmental management
fatigue - ANSWER Extreme tiredness, exhaustion
It is difficult to measure fatigue because ... - ANSWER Fatigue is subjective
sustained attention - ANSWER the ability to maintain attention to a selected stimulus
for a prolonged period of time
focused attention - ANSWER Attending to a particular stimulus while ignoring others; it
requires a high level of awareness.
selective attention - ANSWER the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular
stimulus
alternating attention - ANSWER ability to alternate attention back and forth between
stimuli
5 types of attention - ANSWER focused, sustained, selective, alternating, divided
divided attention - ANSWER concentrating on more than one activity at the same time
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy - ANSWER CTE, Tau protein found by Bennett
Omalu
moral or religious model - ANSWER disability = sin, evil or character flaw
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