Glossary

Selected acronym list.  For more terms, visit BrainLine.org. *

ACRM American College of Rehabilitation Medicine
ADL                 Activities of Daily Living
ANAM Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics
AOC Alteration of Consciousness
BIAA Brain Injury Association of America
BTF Brain Trauma Foundation
CARF Council on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
CMG Clinical Medical Guidelines
CPG Clinical Practice Guidelines
CTF Clinical Tracking Form
DCoE Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health
and Traumatic Brain Injury (6 centers):
  — CDP Center for Deployment Psychology
  — CSTS Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
  — DHCC Deployment Health Clinical Center
  — DVBIC Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
  — NICoE National Intrepid Center of Excellence (opens fall 2009)
  — T2 Telehealth and Technology 
DVBIC                Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
GCS Glasgow Coma Scale
HI  Head Injury
ICP IntraCranial Pressure
IED Improvised Explosive Device
JPTA                  Joint Patient Tracking Application
LOC Loss of Consciousness
LRMC Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
MACE                Military Acute Concussion Evaluation
MEDEVAC          Medical Evacuation
MRI                   Magnetic Resonance Imaging
mTBI  mild Traumatic Brain Injury/concussion
PDHA                Post Deployment Health Assessment
PDHRA Post Deployment Health Re-Assessment
PDS                   Pre-deployment screening
PM&R Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
PTSD                 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTA                   Post Traumatic Amnesia
RCC                  
Regional Care Coordinator
REC Regional Education Coordinator
RPG Rocket Propelled Grenade
SRC                  Soldier Readiness Center
SRP                   Soldier Readiness Process
TBI                    Traumatic Brain Injury
VTC                   Video Tele-Conference


              
 
             







                
               
                 
               
                
                 
                 
               
                         
                         
                         
                                                                       





































 
                 
                   
                    
                   
 
                  
               















 
 
 
* This list is provided for learning purposes and is not comprehensive.