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Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury. Jessica Guiel & Rebecca Ferrer. A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can either be a severe or mild brain injury due to some sort of sudden trauma causing damage to the brain. Activity. Clay model Spaghetti. For the clay model of the brain….

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Traumatic Brain Injury

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  1. Traumatic Brain Injury Jessica Guiel & Rebecca Ferrer

  2. A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can either be a severe or mild brain injury due to some sort of sudden trauma causing damage to the brain.

  3. Activity • Clay model • Spaghetti

  4. For the clay model of the brain… Use the different colors of clay that correspond to the colors in this image for the different areas of the brain.

  5. How damage to the brain can occur: Damage can occur from a sudden, violent hit from an object of some sort, or when an object pierces the skull and enters the tissue of the brain.

  6. Glasgow Coma Scale • The Glasgow Coma Scale is used to measure the severity of the injury. • The Post Traumatic Amnesia Scale (table on the bottom) can sometimes be a better scale for measuring the severity by how much amnesia the person experiences.

  7. ? What happens to your brain when you have a Traumatic Brain Injury? ? ?

  8. Activity • Jell-O activity – smashing/dropping the Jell-O brain…. Make predictions; What would happen if it was a real brain inside a skull?

  9. The brain is about 3 to 4 pounds of soft tissue that is extremely delicate. Nature views the brain as a very important organ, providing it with several protective layers.

  10. Headaches Confusion Lightheadedness Dizziness Blurred vision or tired eyes. Ringing in the ears Bad taste in the mouth Fatigue or lethargy Change in sleep patterns Behavioral or mood changes Trouble with… ~memory ~concentration ~attention ~thinking Symptoms of a Mild TBI

  11. Headaches Confusion Lightheadedness Dizziness Blurred vision or tired eyes Ringing in the ears Bad taste in the mouth Fatigue/lethargy Change in sleep patterns Behavioral/mood changes Trouble with… ~Memory ~Concentration ~Attention ~Thinking Headaches that get worse or don't go away Repeated vomiting or nausea Convulsions/seizures Inability to awaken from sleep Dilation of one/both pupils of the eyes Slurred speech Weakness/numbness in the extremities Loss of coordination Increased… ~confusion ~Restlessness ~Aggravation Moderate/Severe TBI

  12. Activity: • Spinning and memory

  13. TREATMENTS:

  14. Treatment Descriptions:

  15. Websites to visit!! • http://www.mayinstitute.org/childrens_services/brain_injury.asp?gclid=CKmR7oCzt48CFQMlHgoddUcrYQ • http://www.carepages.com/promotions/brain-injury_landing.jsp?cid=G00122&s_kwcid=traumatic%20brain%20injury|1087428908&gclid=CIrck4uzt48CFVB1OAod2BA-dw • http://www.tlcrehab.org/ • http://www.neurologychannel.com/tbi/index.shtml

  16. Any questions???

  17. Picture Sources: • http://www.doereport.com/displaymonograph.php?MID=92 • http://simpsonovi.comics.cz/media/Obrazky/WALL/ima... • http://www.afacereamea.ro/d-hr-enc.php?P=art-view&... • http://www.ibiblio.org/rcip/dyslexia.html • http://dakotatoday.typepad.com/photos/political_is... • http://www.willamette.edu/~gorr/classes/cs449/brai... • http://www.traumaticbraininjury.com/ • http://www.miniscience.com/projects/ModelBrain/ • http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs18txt.htm • www.brainblogger.com/.../uploads/Brain-714839.JPG • www.pinky-and-da-brain.blogspot.com • http://www.blog.speculist.com/archives/brain.jpeg • www.turbosquid.com • www.sports-boost.net

  18. Text Sources: • http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/tbi.htm • http://main.uab.edu/tbi/show.asp?durki=27492&site=2988&return=57898#demographics • http://www.traumaticbraininjury.com/content/understandingtbi/definitionsrelatedtotbi.html • http://www.miniscience.com/projects/ModelBrain/ • http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/traumatic-brain-injury/DS00552/DSECTION=5 • http://www.mayinstitute.org/ • http://www.carepages.com/promotions/brain_injury.asp?gclid=CKmR7oCzt48CFQMIHgoddUcrYQ • http://www.tlcrehab.org/ • http://www.neurologychannel.com/tbi/index.shtml

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