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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: Alteration in brain function or other…

- - - - • Decorticate rigidity:
        UE in spastic flexed with internal rotation
        LE in spastic extended position internally rotated but adducted.
        • Decerebrate rigidity:
        UE & LE in position spastic extension, adduction and external rotation
        • Cogwheel / lead pipe rigidity
        • Abnormal muscle tones
        • Decreased functional endurance
      - Cognitive
        
        • Lack of attention
        • Poor memory (immediate, short term, long term)
        • Problem to initiate & terminate of activity
        • Lack of self - awareness & judgment
        • Problem in processing information
        
        Psychosocial
        
        • Problem in self concept
        • Problem in social roles
        • Problem in independent living status
        • Dealing with loss
        • Affective changes
        
        Visual
        
        • Blurred vision
        • Lateral @ medial strabismus
        • Nystagmus
        • Hemianopia
        • Impairment in scanning and pursuit
        
        Perceptual
        
        • Visual perception
        • Body schema perception
        • Motor perception
        • Speech & language perception
- - - - • The length & severity of coma
        • Location of the lesion and trauma
        • Nature & severity of brain injury
        • Size of the lesion or trauma
        • Access to immediate or specialized acute management