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Blast-Related Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S. Soldiers - Neurology

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Blast-related traumatic brain injury (TBI), common among U.S. military personnel in Iraq and Afghanistan, can be accompanied by pain, behavioral and cognitive deficits, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Some people argue that impairments due to . . .

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Tags: Neurology, Brain, Brain Injury, Pain, Behavior, Anxiety Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Stress Management

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Study finds that soldiers with blast-related TBI do have imaging consistent w/ axonal injury in orbitofrontal area http://ow.ly/5LeVv

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