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Pediatric TBI: An Introduction

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1.  Which of the following are possible mechanisms for brain injury in children between birth and 2 years of age:
  1. Falls
  2. Abuse
  3. Motor Vehicle Accident
  4. All of the above
2.  Injuries commonly associated with Shaken Baby Syndrome are:
  1. Vertebral fractures
  2. Fractures of the long bones
  3. Rib fractures
  4. All of the above
3.  A child's TBI signs and symptoms will resolve within:
  1. unknown
  2. six months
  3. one year
  4. two years
4.  It is important to view outcome following a pediatric TBI from a ________ perspective
  1. biologic
  2. developmental
  3. orthopedic
  4. neurologic
5.  "Growing into the injury" refers to:
  1. a child's growing brain creating new neuropathways
  2. the tendency for deficits to be revealed as a child matures and is expected to become more independent
  3. a tendency of parents and providers to be vigilant for signs/symptoms of the injury
  4. tendency for sedentary life style as the child ages, placing the child at risk for obesity
6.  Which of the following is NOT a pre-injury risk factor?
  1. Low Socioeconomic Factor
  2. Premorbid learning disability
  3. Higher Socioeconomic Factor
  4. Low IQ
7.  Second impact syndrome refers to:
  1. Hematoma/ bruising in the area of the cerebrum where trauma has occurred
  2. The catastrophic increase in ICP in athletes with prior concussion with relatively mild second impact
  3. The impact on families following the initial medical stages of their child's recovery from brain injury
  4. A coup-contra coup injury
8.  Rubin and Rose-Krasnor found that children with brain injury produced few __________________ involving peer-group entry.
  1. correct social scripts
  2. age appropriate speech patterns
  3. correct emotional state labels
  4. solutions to hypothetical situations
9.  Ylvisaker et al. (2005) report that behavioral interventions have a reasonably strong evidence base in their application to individuals with TBI, and should be considered by clinicians but not used in isolation, as few studies indicate resulting improvements that transferred to personally meaningful, functional contexts, or that were maintained over time. Other effective social interaction program intervention(s) include:
  1. modeling
  2. role-playing
  3. structured feedback
  4. behavioral rehearsal
  5. all of the above
10.  Current findings suggest that __________________ are often persistent after childhood brain injury
  1. poor social outcomes
  2. reduced math skills
  3. poor color perception
  4. failing grades