Posted by Kathy Helmick
, DCoE deputy director for traumatic brain injury
on March 4, 2009
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and this provides an important opportunity to discuss issues that our warriors and their families face, including the three different categories of traumatic brain injury (TBI): concussion, moderate TBI and severe TBI. Depending upon the degree of TBI, service members can face problems related to attention, memory, behavioral and physical issues, all of which can affect how they function and feel on a daily basis. Concussion, also known as mild TBI, can be difficult to detect. Concussions are caused by events that entail a blow or jolt to the head, where the person does not necessarily become unconscious. Experiencing multiple concussions within a short period of time can provoke more severe damage than might be warranted by the last injury suffered alone, so it is important for those who have experienced concussions to seek help. Moderate TBI results in an event-related period of ...
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