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One hundred years (and counting) of blast-associated traumatic brain injury

Year: 2018

Type: editorial

Abstract: Blast-associated traumatic brain injury (TBI) has become one of the signature issues of modern warfare and is increasingly a concern in the civilian population due to a rise in terrorist attacks. Despite being a recognised feature of combat since the introduction of high explosives in conventional warfare over a century ago, only recently has there been interest in understanding the biology and pathology of blast TBI and the potential long-term consequences. Progress made has been slow and there remain remarkably few robust human neuropathology studies in this field. This article provides a broad overview of the history of blast TBI and reviews the pathology described in the limitedscientific studies found in the literature.

Source: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

DOI: 10.1136/jramc-2017-000867

Authors: Kevin Kinch, J L Fullerton, W Stewart

Institutions: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, University of Glasgow

Language: English

Topic: Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke