18. Open-head injury: also known as localized. A visible injury that usually is confined to one portion of the brain. (example, gunshot wound)
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20. Cognitive impairments: Memory difficulties; slowness in thinking; problems concentrating; problems with perception and attention; problems planning and sequencing
29. Medicate patients (to calm them, prevent seizures or otherwise prevent further injury)
30. Monitor and surgically relieve high levels of intracranial pressure(the pressure caused by the buildup of excess brain fluid in the skull)
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32. Doctors will outline a course of appropriate treatments, helping patients and their families build the right team of medical professionals necessary for rehabilitation and chronic TBI treatment.
33. Although most traumatic brain injury patients enter subacute treatment centers in shock or a state of post-traumatic amnesia, they leave these facilities ready to live independently, live with home care or move onto to long-term care centers.
Diplegia—This means only the legs are affected.Hemiplegia—This means one half of the body (such as the right arm and leg) is affected.Quadriplegia—This means both arms and legs are affected, sometimes including the facial muscles and torso.