Traumatic brain injury

Truth”. Studies state “377,000 out of the million young athletes playing football at 15,000 high schools in America were injured. 60,000 suffered major injuries, 15,000 will need surgery, and two dozen will suffer fatal injuries” (Dabcheck). Although, these numbers were collected in 1989, the sport of football…

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been called a “signature injury” in the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan. As of the first quarter of 2012, the total incidence of TBI in U.S. military personnel since 2000 is 244,217 with 76.8% of these incidents concussive or ‘mild’ TBI. Very large numbers of civilians, up to 1.5 million people per year, in the United States also have traumatic brain injuries caused by car accidents, falls, sports-related injuries, or assault. Traumatic brain injury can cause…

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, with approximately 2 million reported TBI events in the US annually. The pathology of TBI is a highly complex process with both initial mechanical injury and delayed mechanisms. Primary injuries directly damage the neurons, axons, dendrites, glia and blood vessels in a focal, multifocal, or diffuse pattern. Primary injuries initiate a secondary, dynamic series of complex cellular, inflammatory, mitochondrial,…

A concussion is one type of Traumatic Brain Injury also known as TBI. “TBI is defined as an alteration in brain function, or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by an external force” (Brain Injury Association of America, 2015). A cerebral concussion is one of the most occurring cases of a TBI. Direct impact such as blows to the head, gunshot wounds, falls, and car accidents can cause a concussion. A gunshot wound would be classified as an open head injury, and a blow to the head would be…

Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain that can be caused by a strong blow to the head (closed injury) or by an object that penetrates the skull and enters the brain (open injury). TBI can change the way your brain works, and can range from mild to severe. A mild TBI may cause only temporary changes. A concussion is the most common example of a mild TBI. A more severe TBI may cause permanent brain damage, coma, or even death. What lifestyle changes can be made? To…

Introduction Brain injuries where something my parents worried about when I was growing because I played numerous physical sports; I didn’t worry about the repercussions of high impact sports or what could have happened. Now as a professional educator I worry about my student’s educational ability due to a brain injury they may acquire or may have been born with. Why is a brain injury so important for educators to recognize? What happens to that child in the classroom after sustaining a brain…

stability. Brian’s simple night out ended with him acquiring a traumatic brain injury or TBI, which would forever alter his life as he knew it. The effects of a traumatic brain injury can vary from mild to severe, based upon both the location of the injury and the severity of the shock. Individuals with a mild TBI can experience headaches, confusion, blurred vision, fatigue, and changes in mood and behavior. However severe traumatic brain injuries, such as in Brian’s case, can cause nausea,…

effects that it opposes on the brain. Concussions or mild traumatic brain injury is one of the most common neurological disorders as well as the leading cause of long-term disability according to Lisa A. Clarke 2012. A blow to the head causing the brain to move back and forth causes a concussion or mild traumatic brain injury. The brain being the most fragile organ in the body cannot handle this sudden movement and bounces around within the skull. This can cause the brain to swell as well as…

established to ensure that the children actually sustained a cranial injury by ensuring that they had a documented case of a traumatic brain injury within the last 2 to 5 years. Furthermore, experimenters excluded individuals who had documented mental disorders prior to the cranial injury. Once the criterion was met, experimenters conducted an over the phone interview with the parents of the children with a traumatic brain injury. Additionally, the teachers were interviewed as well in order…

behavior due to a head injury that resulted in brain damage. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) usually occurs because of a severe sports injury or car accident. TBI have been known to cause cognitive, behavioral, whole body, mood, eyes, gastrointestinal, speech, and…