TBI Terms

Four natural cavities in the brain which are filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The outline of one or more of these cavities may change when a space-occupying lesion (hemorrhage, tumor) has developed in a lobe…

A condition in which the person utters no words and does not follow commands or make any response that is psychologically meaningful. The transition of a person who remains unconscious from a scare of “coma”…

Pertaining to only one side.

Moving one’s body between the wheelchair and the bed, toilet, mat or car with or without the assistance of another person.

A blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the function of the brain.

Visually following an object as it moves through space. 

There are two temporal lobes, one on each side of the brain, at about the level of the ears. These lobes allow a person to tell one smell from another and one sound from another.…

Competitive work in integrated work settings for individuals for whom competitive employment has not traditionally occurred, or for whom competitive employment has been interrupted as a result of a severe disability, and who, because of…

Beneath the dura (tough membrane) covering the brain and spinal cord.

That which causes sensation (i.e., light for vision, salt for taste, sound for hearing, etc.). When a person begins to emerge from coma, an organized program of controlled stimulation is sometimes used to begin “exercising”…