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TBI & Importance of the Frontal Lobe (Recovery (most recovery in the…

- - - - acute
        
        transient confusional state (post traumatic amnesia), declarative memory deficits, anterograde & retrograde amnesia, older memories more resistant to disruption, reduced information processing, impaired attention --> accompanied by behavioral problems: agitation, restlessness, confabulation, disinhibition
        
        neurometabolism: reductions in N-acetylaspartate (a marker for axonal integrity), long-lasting alterations in cellular functioning, elevations in choline (increases at sites of local tissue breakdown)
      - chronic
        
        any loss of consciousness, loss of memory, alteration of mental state exceeding 30 minutes
      - implicit memory preserved but there are prospective memory deficits
      - procedural memory intact: knowing how, acquisition of motor & cognitive skills e.g.. learning to ride a bike
      - declarative memory impaired, especially episodic: recollection of facts, personal experiences eg. what you ate for lunch
      - working memory vulnerable, also encoding, consolidation, retrieval
      - Conclusion: Maybe not suffering from memory problems cause they have no deficits in recall & recognition. Rather suffering from cognitive factors that influence new learning eg. executive dysfunction, reduced processing efficiency
  - - - apathy, indifference, loss of initiative
    - - lack adult tact and restraint