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Substantial Number of Our Troops Being Diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury

Research showing that a second concussion could be exponentially more dangerous and could cause permanent brain damage helped pave the way for this policy.

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Defense Department is Catching Up on Brain Injury Care

Defense Department is Catching Up on Brain Injury Care

I have no doubt that the research being touted by the department will one day benefit all soldiers and private citizens who have suffered traumatic brain damage. My only question is what has taken so long-we’re 10 years into the War on Terror in which brain injury has been recognized as the signature injury of the War?

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CDC Resources re: Concussion a/k/a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

The Centers for Disease Control has an excellent website on which many resources are available concerning mild traumatic brain injury.  For all coaches of contact sports concerned about doing the right thing to protect young athletes from the effects of concussion, I recommend that you post the NFL Concussion Poster in your locker rooms. Anyone (including [...]

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