The study's procedure was based on hospital patients' admission to the neurointensive care unit after having been identified as patients who had experienced TBI. The findings of the study show a need to emphasize the need for researchers to be very cautious when looking at the relationship of individual variables to outcome (Novack et al
The second study was published in the New England journal of medicine and is entitled "Mild traumatic brain injury in U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq" (Hoge et al
The second study was published in the New England journal of medicine and is entitled "Mild traumatic brain injury in U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq" (Hoge et al
People with traumatic brain injuries may experience personality changes that can significantly affect their lives. In neurology literature, "empathy" is defined into three general categories: 1) cognitive empathy -- knowing what another is feeling; 2) emotional empathy -- feeling what another is feeling; and, 3) compassionate empathy -- responding compassionately another's distress (Decety & Jackson 2006)
Neutrophil count can be used to distinguish bacterial meningitis. Blood glucose levels are sometimes used to distinguish between bacterial viral meningitis (Brivet et al
Discuss the occurrence and causes of seizure disorders in childhood, with a focus on differential manifestations and treatments. The majority of seizures occurring in children have no identifiable cause (Engel, 2013)
¶ … manifestations of types of traumatic brain injury (focal, diffuse) and hemorrhage (epidural, subdural, subarachnoid)? Focal TBI occurs as a result of some mechanical force acting on the skull (and hence the brain) or penetrating injury to the brain. The manifestations of focal TBI will depend on the particular area of the brain that is damaged (Granacher, 2007)
This defect in the vertebra typically leads to stress fractures and pinched nerves causing pain and reduced mobility. If a stress fracture weakens the bone to the point that it is unable to maintain its proper position the vertebrae in this area can shift and if too much slippage occurs the bones can press on the nerves (Greenburg, 2010)
About 20% of all brain tumors occurring in children are medulloblastomas. Medulloblastomas are a type of infratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET), which are very rapidly growing and invasive tumors that spread through the cerebrospinal fluid to other areas of the CNS and to other areas of the body (Ris & Abbey, 2010)
This term TBI does not apply to degenerative or congenital brain injuries, or any induced brain injuries during birth trauma. It applies to any closed or open head injury that results to impairments on any body part (Fenwick, Manly, Anderson & Robertson, 2012)
According to Lehmkuhl, High and Boake (2008), it is commonly advisable for parents of children recovering from traumatic brain injury to refer their children to rehabilitation services of any kind. In adolescent children with TBI, the most commonly observed, functional limitations are in the areas of speech, vision, self-feeding, hearing, dressing, bathing, walking, behavior, and cognition (Hall & Cope, 2007)
After concussion, a child may take a rest on the bed or play quietly if one has to do so. Activity restriction is another method for managing a child's TBI conditions and symptoms (Jennings & Blaskey, 2013)
When walking, parents, health doctors, or any other person can be able to see their difficulties in movement due to a paralyzed body or body part. Following the brain injuries, it is general that the child's ability to utilize their brain will change drastically (Kinsella, Prior & Sawyer, 2006)
Motor vehicle accidents, falls, and playing with risky objects are the common contributing factors for unintentional causes while child abuse and assaults during infancy, young age, and adolescence ages are the ill-fated causes of TBI. Many research and health institutions thereby focus on limiting the primary brain injuries and minimizing the secondary brain injuries (Lazar & Menaldino, 2009)
Nonetheless, young children and infants may lack appropriate communication skills to report some of these feelings, such as sensory problems, headaches, and confusion. Most of the TBI's signs and symptoms will thereby be apparent through observations and visualization (Lehmkuhl et
Today, many health institutions, understand the importance of a healthy brain and its traumatic responses. However, health research institutions still have much to do in order to understand the treatment and how to reverse the damage that results from head injuries (Porr, 2012)
However, health research institutions still have much to do in order to understand the treatment and how to reverse the damage that results from head injuries (Porr, 2012). Whereas the symptoms of brain injuries among the children may be similar to those experienced by the adults, the impact may be very different in terms of functionality (Povlishock & Christman, 2003)
9. The cost of depression from increased usage of medical services and lost productivity has been estimated at more than 83 billion dollars each year, which exceeds the cost of the war in Afghanistan (Greenberg, et al
People with depression are 30 times more likely to successfully commit suicide than people who are not depressed. Depressed people are also five times more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol (Hawton, 1992)
The probability of receiving a TBI is increased if one is participates in a number of sports such as professional football in the National Football League (NFL) and in a number of vocations such being in the military. The results of a TBI include a number of cognitive and emotional symptoms (McCrea, 2008)