• Alzheimers Dement · Jun 2014

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    Military traumatic brain injury: a review.

    • Julie C Chapman and Ramon Diaz-Arrastia.
    • Neurology Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA; Neurology Department, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: Julie.Chapman@va.gov.
    • Alzheimers Dement. 2014 Jun 1;10(3 Suppl):S97-104.

    AbstractMilitary mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) differs from civilian injury in important ways. Although mTBI sustained in both military and civilian settings are likely to be underreported, the combat theater presents additional obstacles to reporting and accessing care. The impact of blast forces on the nervous system may differ from nonblast mechanisms, mTBI although studies comparing the neurologic and cognitive sequelae in mTBI survivors have not provided such evidence. However, emotional distress appears to figure prominently in symptoms following military mTBI. This review evaluates the extant literature with an eye towards future research directions.Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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