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 injury (TBI) and to describe the nature of sequelae associated with such injuries. Participants: Members of an Army unit (n = 3973) that served in Iraq were screened for history of TBI. Those reporting an injury (n = 1292) were further evaluated regarding sequelae. Of the injuries suffered, 907 were TBIs and 385 were other types of injury. The majority of TBIs sustained were mild.


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    Title :

    Traumatic Brain Injury Screening: Preliminary Findings in a US Army Brigade Combat Team


    Contributors:
    H. Terrio (author) / L. A. Brenner (author) / B. J. Ivins (author) / J. M. Cho (author) / K. Helmick (author)

    Publication date :

    2009


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English