PSY 446 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Epilepsy, Cognitive Therapy, Glasgow Coma Scale
16 Apr 2018
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A disruption in normal brain function, usually due to a bump, blow, or jolt to the head. Measuri(cid:374)g (cid:862)se(cid:448)erity of i(cid:374)jury(cid:863: extent and severity of brain damage. Ways of assessing: glasgow coma scale: eye, verbal, motor response, amnesia following event: time from injury to when they remember what happened, visual impairment. External forces: falls (elderly and young children, being struck by or against an object, motor vehicle crashes. Open-head injury: skull and/or protective layers are penetrated: localized: specific to one part of brain. Vision problems* (sometime indicative of more severe problem) About 85% to 90% fully recover in 3 months. Minority of people who have a concussion and symptoms last longer than expected. Demographic risk factors: female sex, advanced age. Medical risk factors: history of previous concussion, history of prolonged recovery, history of mood, anxiety, learning, or seizure disorder, history of migraines/headaches. Injury risk factors: severe impact, double impact, duration of initial symptoms, major visual symptoms soon after injury.
