Ch 8: Aging With A Brain Injury Flashcards
1
Q
10 elements of successful aging after brain injury
A
- Exercise
- Brain health- Stay mentally active
- Heart health
- Advocate
- Nutrition
- Mental health
- Protect the brain- minimize repeat injuries
- Socialize
- Avoid drugs and alcohol
- The brain is capable of making billions of connections…make more!
2
Q
When compared to typical aging adults, adults with TBI demonstrate lower scores on measures of which two things?
A
Attention and verbal memory
**no evidence of relative cog decline
3
Q
What is cognitive aging?
A
cognitive abilities decline as a person becomes older but does not prevent independent functioning; most common complaint is the inability to remember new names of people
4
Q
What are the strongest predictors of post injury outcome in older adults?
A
age of injury, pre-existing medical conditions, medication use
