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Appendix F: Case Definitions of Traumatic Brain Injury
Pages 133-136

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... resolve in less than 15 minutes Grade 2: no LOC, transient confusion, symptoms or mental status changes last more than 15 minutes Grade 3: LOC (seconds or minutes) American 2013 Diagnosis guided by NA NA Medical standardized symptoms Society for checklist, cognitive tools, Sports balance tests, and further Medicine neurologic physical examination and previous medical history Centers for 2012 Normal imaging, LOC <30 Normal or abnormal imaging, Normal or Disease minutes, PTA <24 hours, LOC 30 min to 24 hours, abnormal, Control and GCS (best score within 24 PTA >1 day, <7 days; GCS LOC >24 Prevention hours)
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From page 134...
... Manual of consciousness, PTA, and intracranial hemorrhage, or Mental disorientation and confusion penetrating injury, there may Disorders, at initial assessment (GCS be additional neurocognitive Fifth Edition score) deficits, such as aphasia, neglect, and constructional dyspraxia International 2017 Sport-related concussion is a NA NA Conference on traumatic brain injury Concussion in induced by biomechanical Sport forces.
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From page 135...
... . following symptoms are Or, evidence of hematoma, present: blurred vision, contusion, penetrating TBI, confusion, dazed, dizziness, hemorrhage, brain stem focal neurological symptoms, injury headache, or nausea National 2018 A person with an mTBI may A person with a moderate or [See previous Institute of remain conscious or may severe TBI may show these column]
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... ; or (5) intracranial lesion not requiring surgery NOTE: AIS = Abbreviated Injury Scale/Score; GSC = Glasgow Coma Score; LOC = loss of consciousness; mTBI = mild traumatic brain injury; NA = not applicable/available; PTA = posttraumatic amnesia; TBI = traumatic brain injury.
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  • traumatic amnesia
  • penetrating tbi
  • previous classification
  • standardized symptoms
  • skull fracture

  • balance tests
  • cognitive features
  • additional neurocognitive
  • tired eyes
  • fifth edition

  • brain contusion
  • include loss
  • scale score
  • requiring surgery
  • initial assessment

  • criteria tbi
  • acute clinical
  • previous institute
  • remain conscious
  • abbreviated injury


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