The Huffington Post (9/21, Wood) reports, “After more than a decade of war, the US military cannot precisely diagnose concussion-related brain injuries resulting from the bomb blasts that are the most common cause of combat casualties.” Earlier this week, however, Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department “announced a new $100 million research effort to find better ways to diagnose and treat” mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a “form of combat trauma with many of the same symptoms as mTBI.”
The Warner Robins (GA) Patriot (9/21, Rector) says Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department have “announced…that more than $100 million will be invested in research to improve diagnosis and treatment” of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In a Pentagon statement, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Jonathan Woodson said the research will “bring together leading scientists and researchers devoted to the health and welfare of our nation’s service members and veterans.”
Related Links:
— “Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment, Diagnosis Continues To Elude Military Doctors, “David Wood, Huffington Post, September 20, 2012.