Traumatic brain injury

Head Injuries: The invisible epidemic

It took four suicides to raise public awareness of how devastating head injuries can be in football. It took brain injuries from countless improvised explosive devices in Iraq and Afghanistan to help turn what was called a "silent epidemic" into a very vocal one.

10:44 September 22, 2012

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
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Hand-held scanner can detect brain injuries
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