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  • Author: Elaine R. Peskind
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Neurocognitive intraindividual variability in Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury history and posttraumatic stress disorder

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Veterans with a history of blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be at risk for greater cognitive …

Mental Health Peer reviewed

Increased [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the left pallidum in military Veterans with blast-related mild traumatic brain injury: Potential as an imaging biomarker and mediation with executive dysfunction and cognitive impairment

Abstract: Blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (blast-mTBI) can result in a spectrum of persistent symptoms leading to substantial functional impairment and reduced quality of …

Mental Health Physical Health Peer reviewed

Perivascular space burden and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in U.S. Veterans with blast-related mild traumatic brain injury

Abstract: Blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is recognized as the "signature injury" of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. mTBI, sleep disruption, and neuroinflammation …

Mental Health Physical Health Peer reviewed

Trial of Prazosin for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans

Abstract: In randomized trials, prazosin, an α1-adrenoreceptor antagonist, has been effective in alleviating nightmares associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in …

Mental Health Well-Being Peer reviewed