Citation

Zhao Y, Wang ZG. Chin. J. Traumatol. 2015; 18(4): 201-203.

Affiliation

Molecular Biology Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Research Institute of Surgery and Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Chinese Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

26764540

Abstract

Blast injury has become the major life- and function-threatening injuries in recent warfares. There is increased research interest in the mental disorders caused by blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI), which has been proved as one of the "signature wounds" in modern battlefield. We reviewed the recent progresses in bTBI-related researches and concluded that the new era of blast injury research has shifted from the traditional physical impairments to cognitive dysfunctional/mental disorders that are proved to be more related to the outcome of combat casualty care.

Language: en