Department of Defense: Use of Neurocognitive Assessment Tools in Post-Deployment Identification of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has emerged as a serious concern among U.S. forces serving in military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. The widespread use of improvised explosive devices in these conflicts increases the likelihood that servicemembers will sustain a TBI, which the Department of Defense (DOD) defines as a traumatically induced structural injury and/or physiological disruption of brain function as a result of an external force.1 TBI cases within DOD are generally classified as mild, moderate, severe, or penetrating. From 2000 to March 2011 there were a total of 212,742 TBI cases reported by the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center within DOD. A majority of these cases, 163,181, were classified as mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) commonly referred to as concussions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 24, 2011
Accession Number
ADA550966

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Brain Injuries
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Deployment
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • House Of Representatives
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • Task Forces
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.