ABPMR Brain Injury Medicine case studies
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The American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR) lists Brain Injury Medicine among its subspecialty certifications, alongside Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Neuromuscular Medicine, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, and Sports Medicine. The credential is listed for physicians in physical medicine and rehabilitation who are pursuing subspecialty certification; it sits within ABPMR's broader certification system, which the board describes as serving physicians who have gained or are working toward board certification in PM&R. The ABPMR Brain Injury Medicine case studies are 5 cases and about 3,411 words.
1Serial Bedside Examination Versus Advanced Neuroimaging in Prolonged Disorder of Consciousness
R is a 34-year-old man admitted 7 weeks ago after a motorcycle collision with bifrontal contusions, diffuse axonal injury, and 6 days of coma. He now has a tracheostomy and percutaneous feeding tube.
706 words, about 4 min2New Agitation on an Antipsychotic: Delirium, Akathisia, or Post-Traumatic Agitation?
K is 45, 5 weeks after a severe TBI from a fall, now on inpatient rehabilitation. Over 4 days she has become increasingly restless: pacing the unit, yelling at staff, striking out during transfers, and sleeping 3 hours nightly.
657 words, about 3 min3Hip Pain, Fever, and Autonomic Storms After Severe TBI: Sorting Out Heterotopic Ossification, DVT, and Infection
T is 28, 6 weeks after severe TBI from an assault, with residual left hemiparesis and cognitive impairment, admitted for inpatient rehabilitation. For 5 days he has had worsening right hip and groin pain that limits therapy; the hip is held in 20° of external rotation with limited, painful range of motion.
655 words, about 3 min4AAC and Driving After Severe TBI: Matching Technology to Real-World Goals
L is 52, 14 months after a severe TBI from a bicycle collision. She has severe cognitive-communication deficits: sparse, effortful speech, word-finding failures, and reading comprehension at a second-grade level; she uses gestures and a notebook.
713 words, about 4 min5Minor Head Injury on a Direct Oral Anticoagulant in an Older Adult Living Alone
G is 84, lives alone, and takes apixaban 5 mg BID for atrial fibrillation, plus lisinopril and metoprolol. She fell in her kitchen, struck her head, and was brought to the emergency department; GCS is 15, with no focal deficits, a mild headache, and a small scalp hematoma.
680 words, about 3 min