Time Management After Severe Pediatric Brain Injury: Nancy Part Twenty As there are many deficits caused by brain injury, we will talk about Nancy’s issue with time management after severe pediatric brain injury along with other issues. Too much reliance in brain injury diagnosis is put on MRI and neuropsychological test results...
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Popular culture, both films and TV shows, have often used amnesia as a dramatic plot device. But when this kind of thing happens in reality, it proves to be a cruel twist of fate for all those involved. Such was the case with Scott Bolzan, a former pro football player and jet-company official. Bolzan’s..
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Assessment After Severe Pediatric Brain Injury: Nancy Part Nineteen Inevitably, the medical community sees Nancy as old history, a great miracle of modern medicine, one of the success stories. Yet as she approaches adulthood, her need for further assessment after severe pediatric brain injury and care may in fact be greater. Now..
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Severe Brain Injury Deficits: Nancy Part Eighteen As brain injury is far more than a cognitive disorder, and also because so many severe brain injuries occur as a result of catastrophic forces on the human body, we try to focus on the physical and neurological aspects of the injury with each..
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18 year Old Brain Injury Survivor: Nancy Part Seventeen We don’t have to take Nancy’s Mom’s word for it, just watch the YouTube videos of Nancy. First, it is her fascination with celebrity boys. Hearing Nancy’s 18 year old brain injury survivor’s voice: What, what kind of things do cause you..
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Diffuse versus Focal Injuries: “Contact phenomenon”, typically result in what is called a “focal” brain injury as opposed to a “diffuse” brain injury. The term “diffuse” is used to describe the situation where the pathology is spread throughout the brain. Focal Brain Injuries: Focal injuries are typically large enough that..
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Teen Years After Severe Brain Injury: Nancy Part Sixteen I talked to Nancy’s mom about her teen years after severe brain injury and the difference of maturity level of Nancy and other kids her age. Nancy is 18 now? Yes. Do you feel like she’s stuck or is she maturing just at..
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While we often picture the brain being injured as a result of the external force on the head, it is what happens inside the skull, which causes the “closed head injury”. The term “closed head injury” means an injury to the brain where the skull is not broken or penetrated...
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Severe Pediatric Survivor: Nancy Part Fifteen Nancy was in the 4th grade when she got hurt, when we interviewed her, she was a month from high school graduation. On the one hand, her grades were good. On the other hand, being a severe pediatric survivor her problems with education are significant: Challenges..
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There are many events which can result in brain injury, such as a blow to the head, the head striking an object, a penetration of the skull such as in a gunshot, or particularly relevant to auto accident cases, by rapid acceleration and deceleration of the brain. In each of..
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