| Those men and women who choose to serve
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| | such symptoms may occasionally be
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| their country in the military
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| | misdiagnosed as pure psychological, or
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| unfortunately run a higher risk of
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| | even a result of a soldier's malingering,
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| incurring a traumatic brain injury (TBI)
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| | partly due to the lack of resources and
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| than those civilians who might be exposed
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| | traumatic brain injury expertise that
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| to less risk. One reason for this is that
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| | combat doctors might be forced to deal
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| military personnel are under a high risk
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| | with.
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| for being involved in car accidents,
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| | And as Commander James Dunne, lead trauma
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| which are the most common cause of all
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| | surgeon at the National Naval Medical
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| TBIs. In addition, military personnel are
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| | Center, observed at a 2006 summit of
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| consistently at risk of being injured by
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| | military physicians, the long-term
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| powerful munitions, which can also cause
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| | consequences of an undiagnosed TBI can be
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| a brain injury through concussive force.
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| | devastating. Those servicemen and women
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| Though military service does exposed
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| | with an undiagnosed brain injury can lose
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| personnel to the risk of a penetrative
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| | all-too-important treatment time, which
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| brain injury, such as caused by a bullet
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| | can prolong recovery time and possibly
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| or shrapnel, an even greater risk exists
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| | cause serious personal complications and
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| for a TBI caused by a concussive blast
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| | setbacks. Because side effects of a
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| wave as a result of an explosive. The
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| | traumatic brain injury include behavioral
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| high occurrence of explosions due to
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| | and emotional problems, especially
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| improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in
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| | depression, TBIs can hold discharged
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| combat theaters such as Iraq and
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| | soldiers back from reintegrating into
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| Afghanistan means American troops in the
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| | civilian society or even from continued
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| field are at a high risk of incurring a
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| | success in the armed services.
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| TBI.
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| | A 1996 medical study showed that a
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| Afghanistan, Iraq Conflicts a Major Risk
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| | behavior-related discharge from the
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| Factor for Traumatic Brain Injury
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| | military was 1.8 times more likely for a
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| We now know those who have served in
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| | TBI patient than for a soldier without a
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| Afghanistan or Iraq are at a much higher
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| | TBI. Difficulties with memory, motor
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| risk of TBI than combat veterans from
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| | skills and the senses, more common side
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| previous wars. In the Vietnam War, 14 to
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| | effects of brain damage, can also affect
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| 18 percent of all veterans had a brain
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| | veterans' ability to get a job, care for
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| injury. Today, the Walter Reed Army
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| | a family or perform other life functions.
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| Medical Center says 31 percent of those
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| | And without a diagnosis, military TBI
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| admitted between January 2003 and May
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| | patients may be liable for tens of
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| 2005 had some kind of brain injury. A
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| | thousands of dollars' worth of medical
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| 2005 study in the New England Journal of
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| | bills, on top of lost wages.
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| Medicine attributed these higher numbers
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| | Proper helmets and body armor,
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| in part to advancements in munitions,
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| | particularly the newest Kevlar armor,
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| especially improvised explosive devices,
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| | remain the best way to prevent a
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| and in part to improvements in body
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| | traumatic brain injury among those who
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| armor, which protects soldiers from what
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| | serve in the military. It is also
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| would previously have been a fatal
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| | important to have rapid diagnosis and
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| penetrative wound, but not from a
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| | quickly implemented treatment of a TBI to
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| nonfatal blast injury.
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| | prevent secondary injuries due to the
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| Misdiagnosed/Undiagnosed Traumatic Brain
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| | chemical and physical changes to the
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| Injury in Soldiers
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| | brain that can accompany a TBI, swelling
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| Because the symptoms of a traumatic brain
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| | for example. It can also minimize the
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| injury often do not appear until weeks
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| | cost, both personal and financial, of the
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| after the injury is sustained, it is not
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| | injury to the soldier and his or her
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| uncommon for a TBI to go undiagnosed or
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| | loved ones. If you believe that you or
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| misdiagnosed. This is especially true
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| | one of your loved ones might have an
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| when the symptoms of a TBI are subtle,
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| | undiagnosed service-related TBI, an
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| such as a personality change or emotional
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| | experienced brain injury attorney can
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| problems, which are easy for strangers to
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| | help you get the help and compensation
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| miss. There does exist some evidence that
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| | you deserve.
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