SLPA 3704 Chapter Notes - Chapter Notes: Diffuse Axonal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Subdural Hematoma
9 Jan 2019
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Increase in the numbers of individuals who survive serious injury (mva, gsw, etc. ) Most at risk population include those who are: When a person"s body (and brain) is moving very fast (accelerating) through space and then comes to a sudden abrupt stop (decelerates) Brain slams around with damaging level of force against inside of the skull. May sustain impact to the front of the head (coup), the back of the head/neck and front of the head again (contre-coup) May cause damage to anterior-inferior portions of the frontal lobes and temporal lobes as well as posterior portion of occipital lobes, cerebellum and brain stem. May occur as result of high levels of g-force in coup contre-coup injuries. Neuronal connections are pulled apart and create micro lesions across large areas of brain. Results in generalized damage to the brain and brainstem that are exposed to damaging forces.
