... Version IMPACT AND THE BRAIN: MILD TRAUMATICBRAIN INJURY A PLAGUE AMONG COMBAT VETS - ... to the forefront. For more about traumaticbrain injury, use the VA Watchdog search ...-- Impact and the Brain Mild traumaticbrain injury represents a silent but brutal plague ... was diagnosed with a 'mild' traumaticbrain injury (TBI), in which... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfdec08/nf121908-5.htm
... important profile of the sequelae of mild traumaticbrain injury in military personnel after combat.1 The findings demonstrate that mild traumaticbrain injury results in increased rates of psychological ... This is an important point because mild traumaticbrain injury typically occurs in the context of ... be influential in many cases of mild traumaticbrain injury. If Hoge and colleagues had... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJAN08/nf013108-3.htm
... SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTS OFTEN SUBTLE, BUT COMMON TRAUMATICBRAIN INJURY -- "We don' ... this." For more information about traumaticbrain injury, use the VA Watchdog search ... Symposium Highlights Often Subtle, but Common TraumaticBrain Injury By Jeffrey Norris Roadside bombs are ... accidents are the most common cause of traumaticbrain injury, eclipsing wartime injury. Connecting... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/nf052208-5.htm
... Union-Tribune) For more about traumaticbrain injury, use the VA Watchdog search ... the county and nationwide to take on traumaticbrain injuries, a signature casualty of the ... Defense also is paying more attention to traumaticbrain injuries. It launched the Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and TraumaticBrain Injury in November in Rosslyn, Va... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/nf051408-8.htm
5. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-14-2007 #2 -- BATTLEFIELD BRAIN INJURIES DEFY EASY DETECTION -- Mark Palmquist first noticed his memory problems while reciting nursery rhymes with his son.nf051407-2.htm
...." Doctors made the diagnosis: traumaticbrain injury, a debilitating ailment that can ... formally diagnosed 2,121 cases of traumaticbrain injury from October 2001 through January 2007 ... Ieds, and that could lead to traumaticbrain injury down the road. "If ... shows how difficult it is to treat traumaticbrain injury. Doctors in Balad, Iraq... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAY07/nf051407-2.htm
6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 04-17-2007 #3 -- HIDDEN WOUNDS PLAGUE GIs -- Tens of thousands of Iraq War veterans have suffered brain injuries, but a diagnosis can take years.nf041707-3.htm
... the signature wound of this war - traumaticbrain injury. "Unfortunately, this may ... Iraq veterans are going to be bringing traumaticbrain injury into the limelight now." ... in the past two years had a traumaticbrain injury, or TBI. Of 13 ... with each event. The severity of traumaticbrain injuries varies, and it affects each... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfAPR07/nf041707-3.htm
7. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 05-16-2007 #6 -- CLINICS HELP VETERANS WITH BRAIN INJURIES -- Roadside bombs don't have to break the skin to injure troops.nf051607-6.htm
... veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan for traumaticbrain injury, and Director Marc Levenson said ... increasing numbers of combat veterans suffering from traumaticbrain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder ... Since the VA began testing veterans for traumaticbrain injuries last month, 12 have shown... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAY07/nf051607-6.htm
8. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-18-2007 #6 -- VA PREPARES FOR YOUNGER POPULATION WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES -- Vision problems are just one of the constellation of often lifelong impairments resulting from a TRAUMATIC BRAIN injury.nf061807-6.htm
...- VA PREPARES FOR YOUNGER POPULATION WITH TRAUMATICBRAIN INJURIES -- Vision problems are just ... of often lifelong impairments resulting from a traumaticbrain injury. The Nation's # ... it distributed an independent study manual on traumaticbrain injury and its visual consequences. Visual ... double vision. The visual consequences of traumaticbrain injury can be very obvious or very... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf061807-6.htm
9. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 06-11-2007 #1 -- MISDIAGNOSIS OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY WORRIES HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND VETERANS' ADVOCATES -- TBI is being diagnosed as depression, PTSD and other mental health issues putting veterans' healthcare at risk.nf061107-1.htm
...2007 #1 -- MISDIAGNOSIS OF TRAUMATICBRAIN INJURY WORRIES HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND VETERANS' ... Javascript Bookmark Printer Friendly Page MISDIAGNOSIS OF TRAUMATICBRAIN INJURY WORRIES HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND VETERANS' ... facing yet another obstacle: misdiagnosis. Traumaticbrain injury has become a high-profile ... can cause healthcare professionals to overlook mild traumaticbrain injuries, especially when a patient lacks... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUN07/nf061107-1.htm
... Register News Service) For more about traumaticbrain injury, use the VA Watchdog search ..., knee and ankle wounds and a traumaticbrain injury in the Iraq war. But ... American soldiers deployed to Iraq suffers a traumaticbrain injury, according to Department of Defense ... days after a soldier returns home. Traumaticbrain injury and post-traumatic stress disorders... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJAN08/nf010908-8.htm
