Question

Samantha learns that after suffering a traumatic brain injury, her brother Tobias has significant injury to his thalamus. What can we anticipate will be the impact on Tobias in the future?a. ​Tobias will not be able to speak but will understand what is being said to him.
b. ​Tobias will be conscious but is likely to have long-term memory loss.
c. ​Tobias will most likely suffer from irreversible brain death.
d. ​Tobias will likely make a full recovery, but will have problems with impulse control.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option-C

Explanation:

Thalamus is the portion of the brain which assess and interpret the signals from the body and send it to the specified cortical region of the brain thus it acts as a relay system of the impulse.

In the given question, the problem caused by the injury of the thalamus depend on which portion of the thalamus is injured but if the thalamus portion is injured significantly or a large portion of the thalamus is injured then it could cause coma which is considered the cause of the irreversible death of the brain.

Thus, Option-C is the correct answer.

Answer 2

Answer:

Tobias is most likely brain dead.

Explanation:

The thalamus is the small organ located at the base of brain and are surrounded by the ventricles. The thalamus helps in the function of the relay signalling.

The damage in the thalamus affects the signaling of the brain. This might also cause the retrograde amnesia. This might also cause impairment in the body and if the thalamus is completely damaged, the individual can be declared as the brain dead.

Thus, the correct answer is option (c).