Lecture : Human Neurospychology - Neurological Disorders_ Head Trauma
Document Summary
Especially in areas of our society that are very common. Serious risk - need to do more to protect individuals from brain injuries. Want to verify that the symptom is due to brain damage and not something else. Helps narrow down where symptom is coming from - body or brain. What kind of deficit are we looking for. Write up case report to submit to the rest of your team as aneuropsychologist. Young = more likely to have tbi. Boys are more likely than girls to have tbi. Comes from a blow to the head from any source. The initial damage - called the coup - in the occipital lobe - initial bruise. Enough space that your brain will bounce forward and hit the skull then rebound and hit the other side (back) Will almost always have these two injuries - points of impact. Problems with vision - eyes compressing actually. Where the bruising is where deficits are.
