Context The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 1.4
million US individuals sustain traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) per year. Previous reports …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant public health problem, on pace to become the
third leading cause of death worldwide by 2020. Moreover, emerging evidence linking …

Objectives The objective of this article is to report the proportion of soldiers in a Brigade
Combat Team (BCT) with at least 1 clinician-confirmed deployment-acquired traumatic brain …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important source of morbidity in the Iraq and Afghanistan
wars. Although penetrating brain injuries are more readily identified, closed brain injuries …

Figure 1. The sequence of changes in atmospheric pressure following an explosion make
up the blast wave. Prior to the explosion (1), pressure is normal. With the passage of the …

Although the majority of combat veterans reintegrate into civilian life without long‐lasting
problems, a sizable minority return from deployment with psychiatric or physical injuries that …

Mild traumatic brain injury has been called the signature injury of the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan. In both theaters of operation, traumatic brain injury has been a significant …

The use of improvised explosive devices has become the hallmark of modern warfare and
has resulted in an ever-increasing number of blast-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) from blast produces a number of conundrums. This review
focuses on five fundamental questions including:(1) What are the physical correlates for …

Military personnel commonly experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild
traumatic brain injury (mTBI), both of which are associated with premature mortality. The …