Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (concussion) - Annotated Bibliography Example

Download file to see previous pages h the highest rate of injury being experience in the 15-24 age bracket and those older than 65 .Majority of these injuries result from motor vehicle accidents, fall or assault. Those cases resulting from motor vehicle accidents and assault are common among urban youths. A study on the case that requires hospitalization reveals that about 50,000 of the patients die. The study further reveals that about 5.4 million Americans are currently living with chronic disabilities that result from Traumatic Brain Injury. This has resulted in annual cost of above $48 million in treating these cases. Even though many physicians are familiar with management of mild TBI, it still results in 70% o such injuries. This is because the deficits from mild TBI are subtle and not easily recognized. Majority of these people still end up recovering within the first year of the accident.
Differential diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury involves use of a methodology that attempts to identify the internal disease that produces the patient’s symptoms. It rarely deals with the external causes of the mild Traumatic injury. Traumatic Injury is transient neurologic dysfunction that results from biomechanical force. Loss of consciousness is clinical hallmark of mild Traumatic Brain Injury or concussion but it is not needed to make diagnosis. The symptoms that are likely to be considered in the differential diagnosis may include confusion, dizziness, disorientation, headache and visual disturbance. The neurologic dysfunction occurs as a result of ionic shifts, changes in neurotransmissions, impaired connectivity and altered metabolism.
Henry, L. C., Tremblay, S., Boulanger, Y., Ellemberg, D., &Lassonde, M. (2010). Neurometabolic changes in the acute phase after sports concussions correlate with symptom severity. Journal of neurotrauma, 27(1), 65-76.
Diagnosis carried out on athletes show that these athletes display neurophysiological alterations as well as post concussion symptoms like ...Download file to see next pagesRead More