A case of frontal neuropsychological and neuroimaging signs following multiple primary-blast exposure.
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Blast-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars represents a significant medical concern for troops and veterans. To better understand the consequences of primary-blast injury in humans, we present a case of a Marine exposed to multiple primary blasts during his 14-year military career. The neuropsychological profile of this formerly high-functioning veteran suggested primarily executive dysfunction. Diffusion-tensor imaging revealed white-matter pathology in long fiber tracks compared with a composite fractional-anisotropy template derived from a veteran reference control group without TBI. This study supports the existence of primary blast-induced neurotrauma in humans and introduces a neuroimaging technique with potential to discriminate multiple-blast TBI.
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Cited Authors
- Hayes, JP; Morey, RA; Tupler, LA
Published Date
- June 2012
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 18 / 3
Start / End Page
- 258 - 269
PubMed ID
- 21879996
Pubmed Central ID
- 21879996
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1465-3656
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1080/13554794.2011.588181
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England