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Developed by Joseph A. Davis, Ph.D.Developed by Joseph A. Davis, Ph.D.
Problems in Diagnosis Types of Acquired Brain Disorders The Epilepsies
Problems in Diagnosis Types of Acquired Brain Disorders The Epilepsies
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Problems in Diagnosis: Specifying the Type of Injury
Problems in Diagnosis: Specifying the Type of Injury
Delirium: A transient, global disorder of cognition and
attention
Delirium: A transient, global disorder of cognition and
attention
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Problems in Diagnosis: Specifying the Type of Injury
Problems in Diagnosis: Specifying the Type of Injury
Specific Cognitive Impairments: Impairment of attention and arousal Impairment of language function Impairment of learning and memory Impairment of visual-perception function
Specific Cognitive Impairments: Impairment of attention and arousal Impairment of language function Impairment of learning and memory Impairment of visual-perception function
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Problems in Diagnosis: Specifying the Type of Injury
Problems in Diagnosis: Specifying the Type of Injury
Specific Cognitive Impairments: Impairment of motor skills Impairment of executive function Impairment of higher-order intellectual
function
Specific Cognitive Impairments: Impairment of motor skills Impairment of executive function Impairment of higher-order intellectual
function
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Problems in Diagnosis: Specifying the Type of Injury
Problems in Diagnosis: Specifying the Type of Injury
Dementia: The impairment of at least two cognitive
functions, resulting in a decline from a higher level of performance that compromises a person’s occupational or social functioning
Dementia: The impairment of at least two cognitive
functions, resulting in a decline from a higher level of performance that compromises a person’s occupational or social functioning
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Cerebral Infection
Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Cerebral Infection
Cerebral Abscess: An infection that becomes encapsulated by
connective tissue Encephalitis:
Inflammation of the brain “Mad Cow” Disease:
A fatal infectious disease that attacks the brain in both animals and humans
Cerebral Abscess: An infection that becomes encapsulated by
connective tissue Encephalitis:
Inflammation of the brain “Mad Cow” Disease:
A fatal infectious disease that attacks the brain in both animals and humans
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Cerebral Infection
Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Cerebral Infection
Meningitis: An acute inflammation of the meninges
Neurosyphilis: Deterioration of brain tissue as a result of
syphilis AIDS-related Dementia:
Diffuse brain damage as a result of the HIV virus
Meningitis: An acute inflammation of the meninges
Neurosyphilis: Deterioration of brain tissue as a result of
syphilis AIDS-related Dementia:
Diffuse brain damage as a result of the HIV virus
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Brain TraumaTypes of Acquired Brain Injuries: Brain Trauma
Brain Trauma: Injury to brain tissue as a result of jarring,
bruising, or cutting Concussion:
A blow to the head that jars the brain, momentarily disrupting its functioning
Brain Trauma: Injury to brain tissue as a result of jarring,
bruising, or cutting Concussion:
A blow to the head that jars the brain, momentarily disrupting its functioning
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Brain TraumaTypes of Acquired Brain Injuries: Brain Trauma
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Brain TraumaTypes of Acquired Brain Injuries: Brain Trauma
Contusion: Trauma is severe enough that the brain is not
just jarred; it is actually bruised Laceration:
A foreign object enters the skull and directly ruptures and destroys brain tissue
Contusion: Trauma is severe enough that the brain is not
just jarred; it is actually bruised Laceration:
A foreign object enters the skull and directly ruptures and destroys brain tissue
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: the Case of Phineas Gage
Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: the Case of Phineas Gage
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Cerebrovascular Accidents
Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Cerebrovascular Accidents
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA): Stroke Blockage or breaking of the blood vessels in
the brain results in injury to brain tissue
Infarction (e.g., due to heart attack) Supply of blood to the brain is somehow cut
off, resulting in the death of brain tissue fed by that source
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA): Stroke Blockage or breaking of the blood vessels in
the brain results in injury to brain tissue
Infarction (e.g., due to heart attack) Supply of blood to the brain is somehow cut
off, resulting in the death of brain tissue fed by that source
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Cerebrovascular Accidents
Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Cerebrovascular Accidents
Hemorrhage A blood vessel in the brain ruptures, causing
blood to spill out into the brain tissue
Hemorrhage A blood vessel in the brain ruptures, causing
blood to spill out into the brain tissue
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Brain Tumors
Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Brain Tumors
Metastatic brain tumors Originate in a different part of the body and
then metastasize, or spread, to the brain Primary brain tumors
Tumors that originate in the brain
Metastatic brain tumors Originate in a different part of the body and
then metastasize, or spread, to the brain Primary brain tumors
Tumors that originate in the brain
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Degenerative Disorders
Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Degenerative Disorders
Degenerative Disorders: General deterioration of intellectual,
emotional, and motor functioning as a result of progressive pathological change in the brain
Degenerative Disorders: General deterioration of intellectual,
emotional, and motor functioning as a result of progressive pathological change in the brain
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Degenerative Disorders
Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Degenerative Disorders
Alzheimer’s Disease: Cognitive deficits as a result of neurofibrillary
tangles (twisted and distorted nerve fibers) and senile plaques (microscopic lesions in the neurons)
Alzheimer’s Disease: Cognitive deficits as a result of neurofibrillary
tangles (twisted and distorted nerve fibers) and senile plaques (microscopic lesions in the neurons)
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Degenerative Disorders
Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Degenerative Disorders
Lewy Body Disease: Symptoms are similar to Alzheimer’s disease
and Parkinson’s disease Day-to-day fluctuations in the patient’s mental
state
Lewy Body Disease: Symptoms are similar to Alzheimer’s disease
and Parkinson’s disease Day-to-day fluctuations in the patient’s mental
state
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Degenerative Disorders
Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Degenerative Disorders
Vascular Dementia: The cumulative effect of a number of small
strokes, eventually impairing many of the brain’s faculties
Huntington’s Chorea: Genetically transmitted disorder that is a
result of damage to the basal ganglia
Vascular Dementia: The cumulative effect of a number of small
strokes, eventually impairing many of the brain’s faculties
Huntington’s Chorea: Genetically transmitted disorder that is a
result of damage to the basal ganglia
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Degenerative Disorders
Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Degenerative Disorders
Parkinson’s Disease: Damage to the basal ganglia, particularly in
the region known as the substantia nigra Primary Symptoms:
Tremors Expressionless, masklike countenance
Parkinson’s Disease: Damage to the basal ganglia, particularly in
the region known as the substantia nigra Primary Symptoms:
Tremors Expressionless, masklike countenance
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Nutritional Deficiency
Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Nutritional Deficiency
Korsakoff’s Psychosis: Most common among alcoholics Anterograde Amnesia:
The inability to incorporate new memories Confabulation:
The tendency to fill in memory gaps with invented stories
Korsakoff’s Psychosis: Most common among alcoholics Anterograde Amnesia:
The inability to incorporate new memories Confabulation:
The tendency to fill in memory gaps with invented stories
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Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Endocrine Disorders
Types of Acquired Brain Injuries: Endocrine Disorders