Traumatic Effects Of Traumatic Brain Injury - 1278 Words

Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is one of the most common causes of death and long-term disability in children (Kraus, 1995). It is an acquired brain injury that occurs when a sudden trauma causes damage to the brain (NIH,2016). The symptoms for Traumatic Brain Injury include frequent headaches, lightheadedness and dizziness. An individual may experience having blurred vision tired eyes, and fatigue. Even stressors prior to having an injury can contribute to the result of post injury. A person will experience a change in their sleep patterns, behavioral or mood changes, and trouble with their memory, concentration, attention, or thinking when they have Traumatic Brain Injury. Traumatic Brain Injuries can conclude to†¦show more content†¦A neurological exam will assess motor and sensory skills and the functioning of one or more cranial nerves (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 2012). Initially, health care providers can rank a person’s functioning b ased on how long that person has been conscious, the length of their memory loss and their score on the Glasgow Coma Scale. The Glasgow Coma Scale is able to measure the individual’s functioning by looking at their ability to speak, open their eyes and ability to move. The RAVLT has been shown to be insensitive to psychiatric illness such as depression and anxiety. However, there is some evidence that psychological distress (including depression, post-traumatic stress, and other anxiety disorders) has some effect on RAVLT performance (Spreen Strauss, 1998). Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) is a neuropsychological assessment designed to evaluate verbal memory in patients that vary from 16 years of age and older (Strauss, Sherman, Spreen, 2006). It provides scores for assessing immediate memory, new verbal learning, susceptibility to interference (proactive and retroactive), retention of information after a period of time, and memory recognition (Malloy-Diniz, Lasmar, Gazinelli, Fuentes, Salgado, 2007). It involves an oral presentation of 15 nouns (List A) which is over 5 learning trials, then it is followed by an immediate recall trial. Then another list of