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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.

Area Brain Injury Expert Discusses Rep. Giffords’ Traumatic Brain Injury

AAN.com: The fictional story The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Book III in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) left many readers believing that you can survive a bullet wound to the head without any residual effects. Is that true?

O’Shanick: What makes a good story doesn’t necessarily parallel reality. Harrison Ford, in his portrayal of a lawyer who survives a shooting in the 1991 movie “Regarding Henry” was a more accurate depiction of the challenges that occur following an injury.

Tricare Puts Profits Over Health of Brain Damaged Soldiers

The signature injury to our brave soldiers fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is traumatic brain injury, which is often the result of blast waves from roadside bombs. Studies suggest that as many as 15% of blast victims go on to suffer long-term cognitive problems. All Americans should agree that the soldiers who risked their lives for their country and came home with traumatic brain damage deserve cognitive rehabilitation therapy to help them achieve the best possible recovery.

Biomarkers May Revolutionize Brain Injury Treatment

The Department of Defense (DOD) is planning on providing $17 million to a study that is attempting to identify certain “biomarkers” in patient’s blood that could indicate whether the patient has suffered a brain injury.  These biomarkers, which are proteins in the blood that an injured brain produces, could be a break through for the [...]

PTSD and TBI in the Military

On Tuesday, the Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing to discuss brain injuries and mental health problems in the military.  The recent rise in the suicides within all branches of the military have lead experts to examine the effects of post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury on soldiers and how to properly [...]