Essays on Traumatic Brain Injury

Sports activities promote strengthening of health, inspire us though all kinds of media, advertising of the fitness centers and even via doctors. However amateur sport and professional – two absolutely different categories. Any who seriously is engaged in this or that type of athletics, fight, soccer, will tell you as far as it is difficult and, the main thing, injury-causing. “Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a complex injury with a broad spectrum of symptoms and disabilities” (TBI, 2017). Sports working capacity depends on severity of the remaining consequences and specifics of the corresponding sport. It is necessary to exclude or ...

Introduction

The advancement of information and communications technologies continues to transform the sports industry as athletes gain new and more advanced ways sporting activities and strategies. Technologies evolve over time and so do sports causing a major transformation of the sports' industry. The study of technology and sports plays a crucial role in understanding the relationship between the athlete's performance in the field and the available technologies to promote such performance. Moreover, the integration of technology in sports led to the discovery of major sports concussion and their causes. The following paper describes the understanding of sports and technology focusing ...

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The purpose of writing this report is to determine the nature, occurrence, and pathophysiology of sleep-wake disorders after sustaining Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and their impact on recovery and relation with other effects of TBI, along with analyzing treatment options. It also presents in the meaning of sleep-wake disturbance or disorder, a method of assessing, sample characteristics features like time and severity of TBI after the injury occurred and control of significant impacts like pain, anxiety, depression or medications. Because sleep wake disorders found in human beings who get affected by mental illness. This will lead to many problems ...

Poly-trauma and Blast Exposure

Poly-trauma is a condition in which the body organ systems and physical regions develop injuries (Faist & Heberer, 2006). Injuries that define poly-trauma can be life threatening to victims. These injuries risk the victims psychosocial, psychological cognitive, and patients functional ability. Poly-trauma and blast exposure are commonly found together. When defense personnel and veterans are exposed to more powerful military explosions, they are more often than not likely to experience poly-traumatic injuries. Such exposure can cause penetration of blast injuries to the body and to the brain. Exposure to Military explosions may as well cause severe hemorrhage that comes from ...

Dementia is a package of signs and symptoms which include personality change, impaired intellectual functions, and memory loss which come as a result of trauma to the brain or disease (Godbolt et al. S247). Unfortunately, these changes severely affect independence, relationships, and daily living. However, they do not count as part and parcel of normal aging. There are numerous forms of dementia which include vascular and mixed dementia but Alzheimer’s disease happens to be the most common type (Mitchell 443). A person affected by dementia portrays a noticeable decline in remembering, learning, communication and problem-solving. Often, these changes ...

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Traumatic brain injury is an acquired injury to the brain that results from an external blunt or penetrating force to the head while; intentional hypoxia is the loss of oxygen supply to the brain which leads to a continuum of injury severity. A review of current literature on this topic suggests that comparisons can be readily drawn between traumatic brain injury and hypoxic brain injury in a rehabilitation setting. Even so, diagnosis of hypoxic brain injury and traumatic brain injury is essential in providing guidance on decisions of treatment. Treating intentional hypoxia, however, involves an establishment of the desired ...

The diagnosis of a severe brain injury or traumatic brain injury (TBI) is made by a team of medical professionals. A person who has had a lapse of memory after an injury and has experienced a loss of consciousness that lasted for more than 6 hours has a severe TBI (Traumatic). An interdisciplinary team often decides on the course of treatment; the team may include social workers, physical therapists, speech therapists, doctors, and nurses (Traumatic). The three leading causes of TBI are falling, car accident, or firearms. Additionally, young adults and the elderly at higher risk of sustaining a ...

Introduction

David Eagleman’s (2015) book entitled The Brain details scientific discoveries about the way the human brain processes information. The book details the ways in which one’s sensory capabilities and sensory processing activities formulates the way in which one interprets the external environment. It is the combination of sensory capabilities and the processing of sensory input that is largely responsible for the “reality” that one experiences (Eagleman, 2015). The external environment or what humanity would collectively call “reality” is not necessarily what truly exists. Reality may in fact be more subjective or internal than previously thought. Therefore, one ...

Many sleep disorders affect different people at different ages. These diseases present with different but related symptoms. The most common feature is an effect on the patterns of sleep of the patients. It is proper that both the patient as well as his or her family is aware of the expected symptoms and effects once an individual is diagnosed with any sleep disorder. Therefore, family health education is a crucial tool in the awareness creation among the family members. The focus of this paper is to highlight the signs, symptoms, treatment, and complications of certain mental disorders.

Sleep Apnea caused by Obesity

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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the bruising of the brain due to an impact received on the head. The brain injury can be termed as primary if its caused directly by the impact blow or secondary if its caused by reaction processes such as swelling due to inflammation. Common types TBI include hematomas, contusions, diffuse axonal injury (DAI), concussion, and coup/contrecoup lesions. The type of injuries are characterized by symptoms such as dizziness, headaches, amnesia, loss of consciousness, going into a vegetative state or a coma or death in extreme cases. There is no clearly defined body of knowledge ...

Effect on Veterans

Effect on Veterans The effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can affect many individuals in several different ways, but for war veterans the lasting effects can be extremely debilitating. How this differs from anyone else is that the average soldier who is sent to a war zone is indoctrinated from an early period during their service that they are being bred to serve their country in any capacity necessary. Unfortunately this can mean that they are in effect being trained to die in the name of their country and/or beliefs. Many soldiers are even told that they might not ...

Identification of key search words and bibliography

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Abstract Identification of key search words is an important step in any research or study. This process can be done by selecting a draft title, and further exploring the words or phrases in that draft title in the form of synonyms or related terms. This search word can then further be explored in different online databases. After searching the key words in the databases, a researcher is able to find bibliographies that can be used in the paper. That bibliographic information helps in further exploring the information. In this study, key search words for the use ...

In a world full of violence, people are all victims and there must be a reason behind it. Moreover, committing crimes are not limited to adults. Teenagers nowadays are very active in the scene of crimes. Teenage rape, Street Gangs, School Massacres are few of the events that have brought damage to the image of modern youth. Violence is inevitable in a community. It is normal that a person deviates from the common flow of life. This means that not all people can follow government rules and cultural norms. As a result, crimes would be committed. However, the case ...

Denise, Lemke(2007) Sympathetic Storming After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Critical Care Nurse 2007;27;30-37 Brain injury is very common in traumatically injured people. They sometimes require sedation and intubation to reduce the brains workload. They could be restless and agitated in association with signs and symptoms like posturing, tachycardia, fever, diaphoresis, hypertension, papillary dilatation, tachypnea and hyperthermia. This is referred to as sympathetic storming. It is seen in about 1/3rd of comatose patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Sympathetic storming could occur within a day post injury and could last up to weeks afterwards. It is thought ...

This article review will critically evaluate Combat College: Cognitive Fatigue as a Challenge in Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury: Pilot Study Survey Results that was written by Dan Smee, Sandra Buenrostro, Thomas Garrick, Shoba Sreenivasan and Linda E. Weinberger. Smee et al’s (2013) hypothesis for this article is that many Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) who face high intensity cognitive demands may result in cognitive fatigue which is more than likely to act as a barrier to college success (p.25).

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Amnesia is a condition characterized by memory loss or inability to form new memories that can be caused by organic or functional factors. Organic factors that cause amnesia include brain injuries from physical trauma or medical condition. Functional factors are psychological responses to traumatic events or internal conflicts. Although the cause of amnesia is clear when memory is impaired by organic factors, the role of physiological processes in dissociative amnesia is still controversial. This paper aims to provide an overview of amnesia and the physiological processes that can explain how functional factors affect the brain and impair memory recovery. ...

The article describes a very unfortunate incident that happened with Army Sgt. 1st Class Max Voelz. Mr. Voelz and her wife Kim Voelz both served in the U.S military’s bomb squad division and were performing their duties in Iraq. As their duty to dispose of bombs is inherently dangerous, the most undesired incident happened with Ms. Kim Voelz. While performing her duties, she became a victim of a bomb blast that she was trying to dispose off. The incident proved fatal, and she died on the spot. This has completely changed Mr. Voelz life as he is now in a highly tense ...

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In this paper, I have dicussed and explained two types of brain injuries i.e. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Acquired Brain Injury (ABI). I have written majorly about traumatic brain injury as it is the most frequent brain injury in individuals. I have focused on its occurrence, causes, mechanisms, treatment, and recovery. I have particularly written about the traumatic brain injury in children. Lastly, I have given several recommendations regarding the prevention of brain injuries. All in all, this paper comprehensively discusses brain injuries and how they can be treated and prevented.

Introduction

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1) What are TBI and ABI? TBI short for Traumatic Brain Injury is a complex injury that has a broad array of disabilities and symptoms. The impact experienced by a person suffering from this, can be quite devastating. It may seem as a similar event to other injuries, but it is not so in reality. One moment one may look normal and the next minute their life changes abruptly. The ramifications of a brain injury are that it affects specific and sensitive body organs with the inclusion of one’s personality. The worst part is that its detection in one’s body has a very ...

[Author’s Name] - Introduction Human brain has been studied by the researchers for years so that they can find its accurate role in cognitive functions. In this particular endeavor, the case of Phineas Gage holds a significant importance as it offers insight into the cognitive functions of the brain and how they are affected by a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The accident of Phineas Gage has been helpful in uncovering the authentic facts about the cognitive functions of brain, areas that support cognitive functioning and the consequences as a result of the occurrence of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) (Willingham, ...

Introduction

Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of disability and death in children and adolescents in the world today. It is a condition that involves head injuries that are attributed in pediatric deaths and disability across the world. This condition physically affects the pediatric population in different ways than adults. It all depends with the differences in body size and proportion. It brings about anatomic and physiologic differences in children such as greater head to body ratio, thinner cranial bones which offer less protection to the brain, increased vulnerability of brain cells due to less maturity, ...

Introduction

Most childhood deaths and disabilities are associated with trauma. According to Kossmann & Raghupathi (2012), the United States (U.S.) records about 3000 infant deaths, 50,000 hospitalizations and approximately 700,000 emergency department visits each year. Minor head injuries, also referred to concussion is the trauma-induced alteration of brain functions that might or might not cause loss of consciousness in the affected person. Infants have higher chances of suffering from minor head injuries because they involve in various sporting activities that subject their heads to various types of forces. Head traumas occur mostly among children between the ages of 0 ...

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There are many techniques that are being used today to examine the functionality of the human brain. Most of the current technologies emerged in early 1990s. Some of the technologies that are used for brain imaging include; computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), event-related potentials (ERPs) and magnetoncephalography (MEG). This paper will look at the history of these techniques used for brain imaging(Katz & Alexander 1994). 1895 – 1900 Early uses of brain imaging The process of imaging human dieses started in 1895 following the discovery of Wilhelm Roentagen. He was a physicist that ...

Business

Considerable Variables Determining the variables to be used in testing the hypothesis constitutes segmentation of the dependent and independent variables. For this study, the independent variables are factors that can be observed, which provides the anticipated outcome of the study. In terms of identifying the effects if traumatic brain injury to behavioral change encompasses the need to look into an important set of variables. Factors such as injury proportion to the general population, age and sex are variables to the study that only be observed and quantified, but can be manipulated in order to test the probability of ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) was associated with various behaviors, including violence, impaired emotional regulation, and aggression, which are associated with criminal behavior. It is estimated that TBI affects 8.5 percent of the population, but the highest prevalence of TBI, which can be up to 60 percent, is recorded among prisoners (Williams, 2012). Because TBI is associated with elevating risk factors for offending behaviors, and because it mainly occurs during early stages of life, it is important to investigate clinical implications of treating TBI to reduce criminal behaviors that may be associated with previous brain injuries.

Literature Review

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Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), also called hyperkinetic disorder, is a neurobehavioral disorder or mental disorder that is typified either by significant inability to pay attention or control hyperactivity or impulsiveness, or a combination of those. Symptoms typically manifest before patients turn seven years old (Bray). There are three major types: ADHD-PI (predominantly inattentive), ADHD-HI (hyperactive-impulsive) or ADHD-C (a combination. Many people refer to ADHD-PI as ADD because hyperactivity is not typically a part of the diagnosis. ADHD significantly impacts children of school age and leads to impulsive behaviors, restlessness and a general lack of focus which keeps them from learning effectively. ADHD is ...

- Introduction On September 2008, American football player, Anquan Boldin, had a violent helmet-to-helmet collision, while he was on field. While attempting to catch a long pass, he was hit in the back by another player and then suffered a blow on his face from another player, knocking both of them unconscious (Bolohan, 2011). While the other player regained consciousness after a few minutes, Boldin was placed on a stretcher and had to be carted off the field. A few days later, his coach announced that he would be out for an indefinite period and that due to the blow; he has suffered a ...

Traumatic Brain Injury is the leading cause of disability and death among children and youths. Currently, brain injury is responsible for the disability of close to 5.3 million Americans. One person will either lose their life or be permanently disabled from a brain injury. Annually, 1.5 million Americans suffer Traumatic Brain Injury. Out of these, the number of those who those who lose their lives has been claimed to be more than 50, 000. Around 80,000-90,000 people become disabled due to brain injury. Most incidences of brain injuries have been attributed to intoxication. 33-50% of the victims of ...

Introduction

Blunt force trauma incidences occur where the person’s head or body has impact with a dull, firm surface of a dull object. There are several kinds of blunt trauma that lead to death. These are traumas to the chest, abdomen and the head. Causes of death in blunt force trauma are internal excessive bleeding either in the head, chest or the abdomen. Most of the blunt force trauma is caused by motor vehicle accidents. Other major causes are accidents at the workplace and falls from buildings. There are certain cases of internal bleeding caused by blunt force trauma that ends ...

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“Group therapy is an effective opportunity through which group members are involved in “companion struggles” to cope with the feelings related to mistrust and alienation trauma (Gyle, 2006, p. 267).” In adults, cognitive, psychodynamic, and supportive behavioral models have been used in group therapy. However, this paper specifically describes the cognitive behavioral approach together with features of unique group therapy. It is apparent that as a result of exposure to trauma, group therapy is an appropriate approach although it lacks the evidence of enhancing prevention to the trauma related to psychopathology.

In this article, a rationale is detailed for group therapy ...