Traumatic brain injury

Army study finds that troops suffer concussions in training

The preliminary results of a military study have sparked concern among brain specialists inside and outside the military, suggesting that some soldiers went to war in Iraq and Afghanistan having suffered mild traumatic brain injuries in training – and might have been more vulnerable to long-term consequences from additional concussions later.

20:45 August 25, 2012

Ground broken on new facilities aimed at treating brain injuries

Air Force Master Sgt. Earl Covel had gone through just about every treatment anyone could think of for the brain injuries he sustained over his 12 deployments. Nothing seemed to be working very well. Then a friend told him about the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, a facility dedicated to the treatment, diagnosis and research of mild traumatic brain injury and psychological health issues.
15:36 June 13, 2012
New study links exposure to even a single bomb blast to serious lifelong brain disease

Researchers for the first time have linked troops exposed to even a single roadside bomb blast to serious degenerative brain disease and resulting long-term cognitive failures, suggesting that tens of thousands of returning veterans may face significant long-term health problems.
11:38 May 17, 2012
TBI sufferers invited to share their stories online to help others
Hand-held scanner can detect brain injuries
Finding unseen damage of traumatic brain injury
Medical schools to increase focus on PTSD, TBI
Groundbreaking research looks at how blasts injure brain
War-torn marriage: Family shattered by TBI, PTSD picks up pieces
Pure oxygen used in treating brain injuries
'Re-Entry' battles invisible wounds, one performance at a time

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