Abstract: Objective: The primary aim of this study was to evaluate whether military occupations with repetitive exposure to low-level blast (i.e., breachers and snipers) display …
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Veterans of recent military conflicts have experienced a high rate of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) due to blast exposure. A debilitating symptom often …
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether gray matter volume and diffusion-based metrics in associated white matter changed in breachers who had …
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 …
Abstract: Ojbective: Examine whether concussion mechanism of injury (high-level blast [HLB] vs impact) affects the likelihood of persistent sleep problems in a post-deployment …
Abstract: Introduction: Although traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been linked with adverse long-term health, less research has examined whether TBI is linked with non-clinical …
Abstract: Injuries and subclinical effects from exposure to blasts are of significant concern in military operational settings, including tactical training, and are associated with …
Abstract: Blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (BR mTBI) is a critical research area in recent combat veterans due to increased prevalence of survived blasts. Post-BR mTBI …
Abstract: Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and occupational blast exposure in military Service Members may lead to impaired brain waste clearance which increases neurological …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: During the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq most injuries to service members involved the musculoskeletal system. These wounds often occurred around joints, and …
Abstract: Currently, there is strong interest within the military to better understand the effects of long-term occupational exposure to repeated low-level blast on health and …
Abstract: The objective of the study is to estimate the frequency of vestibular dysfunction following blunt, blast, and combined blunt and blast mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) …