Journal
BRAIN INJURY
Volume 25, Issue 5, Pages 511-525Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2011.558040
Keywords
Traumatic brain injury; blast injury; neuropsychological injury
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- Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs [PT074550, W81XWH-08-2-0038]
- Minnesota Veterans Research Institute (MVRI)
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Background/objective: Soldiers of Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Iraqi Freedom (OIF) sustain blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) with alarming regularity. This study discusses factors in addition to concussion, such as co-morbid psychological difficulty (e. g. post-traumatic stress) and symptom validity concerns that may complicate neuropsychological evaluation in the late stage of concussive injury. Case report: The study presents the complexities that accompany neuropsychological evaluation of blast concussion through discussion of three case reports of OEF/OIF personnel. Discussion: The authors emphasize uniform assessment of blast concussion, the importance of determining concussion severity according to acute-injury characteristics and elaborate upon non-concussion-related factors that may impact course of cognitive limitation. The authors conclude with a discussion of the need for future research examining the impact of blast concussion (particularly recurrent concussion) and neuropsychological performance.
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