Repeated TBIs are linked to an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases like early-onset dementia, which has the highest prevalence and is the most concerning, writes Kathy ...

The effect of traumatic brain injury on learning and memory: A synaptic focus. The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry , 31 (2), 195–214. https ...

The Concussion Legacy Foundation says thousands of veterans may be suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), due to blast exposure during their service. The exact scale of the problem is ...

TBI is often caused by a bump, blow, jolt, or explosive blast to the head, or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the brain's normal function. Not all hits to the head result in TBI.

Nicole Herling speaks to a reporter about her brother’s traumatic brain injury, which researchers believe was “likely” caused by exposure to blasts during his experience in the Army Reserves.

Experts say the gunman’s brain tissue points to traumatic injury ‘likely’ caused by blasts in the line of duty; the Army disagrees, but is taking steps to limit exposure.

Exposure to blast can lead to a range of neurologic consequences, referred to as the blast-induced traumatic brain injury (also called bTBI). 3,8 Blast concussion or “shell shock” is the ...

Peter Cafe served in the ADF for almost three decades before he died in 2017. (Supplied: Gwen Cherne)Scientists have discovered the invisible blast waves repeatedly buffeting soldiers' brains in ...

However, blast-induced injuries can be hard to diagnose because they don’t leave signs that can be detected during an exam, even when using advanced medical imaging.

Most times, TBI can’t even be seen by medical imaging. As a result, ... which measures potentially traumatic brain injury-causing blast pressure in an explosion.