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What happens when the brain's associations areas are injured?
The effects of a brain injury are complex and vary from person to person. Brain is responsible for visual interpretation, hence a brain associated injury can affect the sense of vision. It can also result in memory loss. A brain injury can also effect regulating body temperature; blood pressure; bowel and bladder control.
What will result in a traumatic brain injury?
Anaphylactic mishap.
Does anaphylactic mishap result in a traumatic brain injury?
No
Which will not a result in a traumatic brain injury?
Anaphylactic mishap
Describe how you would support a client with acquired brain injury who demonstrated cognitive deficits as a result of his injury?
how to support a client with acquired brain injury
Which of the folling will not result in a traumatic brain injury?
Anaphlyactic Mishap
Which will not result in a traumatic brain injury SABC?
Anaphylactic mishap
What is the address for the Brain Injury Association of America?
The headquarters of the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is located at 1608 Spring Hill Road, Suite 110, Vienna, VA 22182. The BIAA also has local affiliates in a number of states.
Which charity could one approach to find available resources after a brain injury?
The Brain Injury Association of America has an excellent selection of brain injury resources, and affiliates in most states. The Brain Trauma Foundation is another good choice, and Headway provides similar services in the UK.
What happen if the visual cortex is damaged?
You can become blind if the outercore is damaged because it is connected to your brain and your eyes If you damage the visual association area of your brain, you can still see but you can't comprehend what you're looking at
What causes Brain injury?
There are many different types of brain injury, depending upon the severity of the force upon the head, as well as which portion of the brain is affected. To simplify, brain injuries can be classified as traumatic or acquired, with additional types under each heading. All brain injuries are described as either mild, moderate, or severe. Traumatic brain injury is a result of an external force to the brain that results in a change to cognitive, physical, or emotional functioning. The impairments can be temporary or permanent. An acquired brain injury is an injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or the result of birth trauma. Acquired brain injury generally affects cells throughout the entire brain. http://www.brainandspinalcord.org/traumatic-brain-injury-types/index.html
Pathophysiology of a head injury?
There are many different types of brain injury, depending upon the severity of the force upon the head, as well as which portion of the brain is affected. To simplify, brain injuries can be classified as traumatic or acquired, with additional types under each heading. All brain injuries are described as either mild, moderate, or severe. Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic brain injury is a result of an external force to the brain that results in a change to cognitive, physical, or emotional functioning. The impairments can be temporary or permanent. Types of traumatic brain injury include: * Diffuse axonal injury. Shaking or strong rotation of the head causes brain structures to tear. Nerve tissue is disturbed throughout the brain. * Concussion. Caused by a physical force to the head that causes blood vessels to stretch and cranial nerves to be damaged. * Contusion. A result of a direct impact to the head, which causes bleeding on the brain. * Coup-contrecoup injury. The force to the brain is large enough to cause contusion at the side of impact, as well as the site opposite impact. * Penetration injury. The impact causes a foreign object to penetrate the skull. Acquired Brain Injury An acquired brain injury is an injury to the brain that is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative, or the result of birth trauma. Acquired brain injury generally affects cells throughout the entire brain. Types of acquired brain injury include: • Axnoxic brain injury. This occurs when the brain doesn't receive oxygen.• Hypoxic brain injury. This occurs when the brain receives some, but not enough, oxygen.
