The Effect of Hyperbaric Oxygen on Symptoms after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Abstract

Since 2000 the Department of Defense (DoD) has documented more than 230,000 cases of traumatic brain injury (TBI), nearly 80% of which are classified as mild.1 Conflicts in the Middle East have contributed to a rise in the incidence of TBI among deployed service members (SMs), with a 117% increase in the average incident diagnoses in the past 6 years of conflict compared to the first 6 years. Explosive blasts (e.g., improvised explosive devices) cause the majority of combat-related mild TBI (mTBI). Most of the injuries affecting active-duty SMs involve both the primary effects of the blast wave plus the resultant blunt trauma caused by the physical displacement of the injured persons or objects in their environment, known as tertiary blast injury.2 Importantly, many SMs also have had repetitive blast exposures, often with associated head trauma and resultant brain injury with associated physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms.3

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 20, 2012
Accession Number
ADA611534

Entities

People

  • David Cifu
  • George Wolf
  • Laura Baugh
  • Leonardo Profenna
  • William Carne

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Brain Injuries
  • Composite Materials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Partial Pressure
  • Poisoning
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

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  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine