True/False Defend: A sudden severe headache, “the worst of my life”, is characteristic of a traumatic brain injury.

Matching: Match the impairment with the appropriate cerebral hemisphere

Eric Brown, age 23, sustained a massive TBI while competing in the Extreme Games on a skateboard.  His helmet was knocked off upon impact with the rim and he fell several feet head first.  He has been in a Tertiary Care Institution for 4 weeks and is now progressing from the Ranchos Los Amigos Level IV (confused-agitated) to Level V (confused-inappropriate).  Identify 2 appropriate patient/family education and 2 appropriate interventions include modifications as needed for each level.

Early recognition and treatment for an ischemic stroke are critical because:

A 95-year old woman falls to the ground after tripping on the carpet in her living room. She strikes the side of her head on the floor rendering her temporarily unconscious. Shortly thereafter, she recovers, but becomes more irritable, complains of a headache and demonstrates decreasing mental awareness over the next 3 weeks. Which of the following complications of her fall injury is she most likely to have developed?

Features of the case study describing an incident of fatal Rapunzel syndrome include all of the following except:

According to Brunnstrom’s Stages of Recovery for stroke which of the following are true?

An otherwise healthy 44-year old man died suddenly and unexpectedly within 6 hours of admission to the hospital for a high fever that had been present for only 12 hours. At autopsy, there are no significant findings on external examination of the body. However, internal examination of the cranial cavity revealed a markedly edematous brain with extensive yellow-tan exudate obscuring the sulci. Which of the following statements about this man’s death is most appropriate?

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