A Certified Athletic Trainer Must Continue to Evaluate an Athlete

question 3

True/False

A certified athletic trainer must continue to evaluate an athlete who has suffered a head injury for neurological signs that may indicate hemorrhaging and an expanding lesion within the cranium.

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Definitions:

Paraplegia

Paralysis of the legs due to spinal cord injury.

GABA Agonists

Substances that mimic the action of the neurotransmitter GABA, enhancing its inhibitory effects in the nervous system.

Deep Brain Stimulation

A neurosurgical procedure where electrodes are implanted in certain areas of the brain to regulate abnormal impulses associated with various neurological conditions.

Neurosurgery

The surgical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system.