ALBERTA PERMANENT CLINICAL IMPAIRMENT GUIDE - Workers ...

THE BRAINTHE BRAINI. IntroductionA. This rating procedure is for impairment of brain function resulting fromphysical trauma, chemical toxins, vascular accidents, infection, emboli, andtumors.B. Brain injury may manifest as dysfunction of the following types, and are ratedbased on the AMA Guides:1. Sensory and/or Motor DisturbancesImpairment of sensory or motor function may involve a single organor body part, or may occur in a widespread or generalized manner.2. Disturbances of Consciousness and AwarenessThese are problems of abnormal alterations in the state ofconsciousness such as stupor and coma, sometimes called organicconfusional state.3. Episodic Neurological DisordersThese include syncope, epilepsy and other disorders such asnarcolepsy, cataplexy, etc.4. Language and Speech DisturbancesThese include disturbances of language comprehension, storageand production mediated by the brain resulting in aphasia,dysphasia, agraphia, alexia, dyslexia or echolalia. Disturbancesdue to mal or non-function of the oral structures, hearing organs orlarynx are not included.5. Emotional and Behavioral DisturbancesThese consist of disorders of affect and of some aspects ofbehavior. Examples are endogenous depression, inappropriateeuphoria, manic-depressive mood swings, flattening of affect,involuntary laughing or crying, akinetic mutism, phobias and ticdisorders.Page 63COPYRIGHT 2006 All Rights Reserved October 1, 2006