Your Patient Has a Recent Diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury

question 5

Multiple Choice

Your patient has a recent diagnosis of traumatic brain injury (TBI) following a motor vehicle accident.Which of the following findings would be least likely to increase the risk of contracture development in this patient?

• A)Trace muscle contraction felt with attempts at elbow flexion
• B)Spasticity (Modified Ashworth Score of 3) in hamstrings
• C)Inability to reposition self in bed due to decreased force production and motor planning deficits
• D)Impaired balance during gait due to perceptual and vestibular deficits

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