Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S. Soldiers Returning from Iraq

W. Hoge, Charles; McGurk, Dennis; L. Thomas, Jeffrey; L. Cox, Anthony; C. Engel, Charles; A. Castro, Carl

doi:10.1056/nejmoa072972

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Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S. Soldiers Returning from Iraq

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jan 30, 2008

Authors:

Charles W. Hoge

Dennis McGurk

Jeffrey L. Thomas

Abstract

BACKGROUND: An important medical concern of the Iraq war is the potential long-term effect of mild traumatic brain injury, or concussion, particularly from blast explosions. However, the epidemiology of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury is poorly understood. METHODS: We surveyed 2525 U.S. A...

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Traumatic brain injury

Medicine

Psychology

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