One hundred years (and counting) of blast-associated traumatic brain injury
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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 10, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1136/jramc-2017-000867
Entities
People
- J L Fullerton
- Kevin Kinch
- W. Stewart
Organizations
- National Institutes of Health
- United States Department of Defense