According to a new study in JAMA Neurology, U.S. military service members who endured a mild concussion after
blast injury while deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan may continue to experience mental health symptoms as well as decreases in quality of life for at least five years after their injury.
According to a new study in JAMA Neurology, U.S. military service members who endured a mild concussion after
blast injury while deployed in Iraq...
Not exact matches
Seven people were confirmed dead in the aftermath of the
blast,
while 132 people sustained varying degrees of
injury.
While acknowledging that
blast might cause more severe or extreme brain
injury than other forms of TBI, she believes that structurally and physiologically the
injuries are similar.
Some suffered only minor shrapnel wounds,
while others faced life - threatening gunshot wounds and
blast injuries that required the entire group's efforts and critical rapid intervention like chest tubes to stabilize them.