Citation

Sayer NA. Annu. Rev. Med. 2012; 63: 405-419.

Affiliation

Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417; Department of Medicine and Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455; email: nina.sayer@va.gov.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Annual Reviews)

DOI

10.1146/annurev-med-061610-154046

PMID

22248327

Abstract

The post-September 11, 2001 wars in and around Afghanistan and Iraq have increased awareness of traumatic brain injury (TBI), particularly blast-induced mild TBI. This article provides an overview of TBI and its neuropsychiatric sequelae in U.S. war veterans who participated in the current operations in and around Afghanistan and Iraq, with particular emphasis on blast-related mild TBI. Psychiatric disorders, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder, pain, and sensory impairments are prevalent in war veterans with TBI. Research is needed to more definitively characterize the epidemiology of TBI-related functional difficulties, the effects of blasts compared with other mechanisms of injury, recovery trajectories, and treatment outcomes in this population.

Language: en