CBIS Actual Exam Questions with All Correct
verified detailed Answers latest update
(2025-2026) plus Extra Q & A
INTRODUCTION:
This document contains the latest collection of Certified Brain
Injury Specialist (CBIS) exam questions for 2025-2026, with all
answers verified and explained in detail. It covers essential topics
such as traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries, cognitive and
behavioral rehabilitation, neuropsychology, patient-centered care,
case management, pharmacological interventions, and return-to-
work strategies. In addition, it includes extra Q&A for deeper
practice and preparation, making it a comprehensive resource for
exam success.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
Craniomandibular Headache --- correct answer ---* subtype of
tension headache that can cause difficulty with eating and talking
Nocioceptive pain --- correct answer ---Pain related to peripheral
nerves
,neuropathic pain --- correct answer ---Pain associated with primary
lesion
neuralgia --- correct answer ---nerve pain
Neuromas --- correct answer ---Nerve endings adhered to scar
tissue
Hydrocephalus ex vacuo --- correct answer ---Appearance of
increased CSF in atrophy. Intracranial pressure normal, brain
smaller
Spasticity --- correct answer ---Damage to upper motor neuron
Faster and extremity is moved = stronger the spasm
heterotopic ossification --- correct answer ---caused by bone
formation in soft tissues
Dysautonomia --- correct answer ---Imbalance between
sympathetic and parasympathetic NS
" autonomic storming"
,* present with muscle over reactivity, posturing, dystonia, rigidity
and spasticity
Common Infections --- correct answer ---Meningitis, respiratory
infections, UTI, surgical site infections, cellulitis, urosepsis
Stages of motor learning --- correct answer ---*cognitive (what to
do)
*Associative (how to do)
*Autonomis (how to succeed)
Cranial nerve dysfunction --- correct answer ---Visual disturbance,
facial dropping, postural instability, dysphagia, autonomic
dysregulation
Athetiod --- correct answer ---Slow, involuntary, writhing
movements
Ballisms --- correct answer ---Quick flailing movements
choreiform movements --- correct answer ---Continuous rapid &
unpredictable movements
, Agnosia --- correct answer ---Loss of ability to identify people or
objects.
Visual, auditory or tactile
Apraxia --- correct answer ---Inability to perform purposeful
movement
*ideomotor- unable to perform tasks on command
*ideational- unable to perform automatic tasks
*buccofacial- limitations and performing purposeful movement of
lips, cheeks, tongue, larynx and pharynx
central cord syndrome --- correct answer ---Presents as weakness &
numbness in arms
* results from fall in with neck in hyperextention or with arthritis
or spondylosis
* bowel/bladder issues
* able to walk however unable to grasp things
Brown-Sequard Syndrome --- correct answer ---1 side of spinal cord
injured
Ipsilateral paralysis, loss of light touch sensation on side of lesion,
loss of pain & temperature sensation on contralateral side
verified detailed Answers latest update
(2025-2026) plus Extra Q & A
INTRODUCTION:
This document contains the latest collection of Certified Brain
Injury Specialist (CBIS) exam questions for 2025-2026, with all
answers verified and explained in detail. It covers essential topics
such as traumatic and non-traumatic brain injuries, cognitive and
behavioral rehabilitation, neuropsychology, patient-centered care,
case management, pharmacological interventions, and return-to-
work strategies. In addition, it includes extra Q&A for deeper
practice and preparation, making it a comprehensive resource for
exam success.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
Craniomandibular Headache --- correct answer ---* subtype of
tension headache that can cause difficulty with eating and talking
Nocioceptive pain --- correct answer ---Pain related to peripheral
nerves
,neuropathic pain --- correct answer ---Pain associated with primary
lesion
neuralgia --- correct answer ---nerve pain
Neuromas --- correct answer ---Nerve endings adhered to scar
tissue
Hydrocephalus ex vacuo --- correct answer ---Appearance of
increased CSF in atrophy. Intracranial pressure normal, brain
smaller
Spasticity --- correct answer ---Damage to upper motor neuron
Faster and extremity is moved = stronger the spasm
heterotopic ossification --- correct answer ---caused by bone
formation in soft tissues
Dysautonomia --- correct answer ---Imbalance between
sympathetic and parasympathetic NS
" autonomic storming"
,* present with muscle over reactivity, posturing, dystonia, rigidity
and spasticity
Common Infections --- correct answer ---Meningitis, respiratory
infections, UTI, surgical site infections, cellulitis, urosepsis
Stages of motor learning --- correct answer ---*cognitive (what to
do)
*Associative (how to do)
*Autonomis (how to succeed)
Cranial nerve dysfunction --- correct answer ---Visual disturbance,
facial dropping, postural instability, dysphagia, autonomic
dysregulation
Athetiod --- correct answer ---Slow, involuntary, writhing
movements
Ballisms --- correct answer ---Quick flailing movements
choreiform movements --- correct answer ---Continuous rapid &
unpredictable movements
, Agnosia --- correct answer ---Loss of ability to identify people or
objects.
Visual, auditory or tactile
Apraxia --- correct answer ---Inability to perform purposeful
movement
*ideomotor- unable to perform tasks on command
*ideational- unable to perform automatic tasks
*buccofacial- limitations and performing purposeful movement of
lips, cheeks, tongue, larynx and pharynx
central cord syndrome --- correct answer ---Presents as weakness &
numbness in arms
* results from fall in with neck in hyperextention or with arthritis
or spondylosis
* bowel/bladder issues
* able to walk however unable to grasp things
Brown-Sequard Syndrome --- correct answer ---1 side of spinal cord
injured
Ipsilateral paralysis, loss of light touch sensation on side of lesion,
loss of pain & temperature sensation on contralateral side
