| Literature DB >> 28390516 |
Patrick Armistead-Jehle1, Jason R Soble2, Douglas B Cooper3, Heather G Belanger4.
Abstract
Traumatic brain injury (TBI), in particular mild TBI (mTBI), is a relatively common injury experienced by service members across both deployed and nondeployed environments. Although many of the principles and practices used by civilian health care providers for identifying and treating this injury apply to military settings, there are unique factors that impact mTBI-related care in service members and Veterans. This article reviews several of these factors, including the epidemiology of TBI in the military/Veteran population, the influence of military culture on this condition, and identification and treatment of mTBI in the war zone. Published by Elsevier Inc.Entities:
Keywords: Blast injury; Concussion; Military; Polytrauma; Postconcussive syndrome; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Veteran
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28390516 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2016.12.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am ISSN: 1047-9651 Impact factor: 1.784