Citation

Armistead-Jehle P, Soble JR, Cooper DB, Belanger HG. Phys. Med. Rehabil. Clin. N. Am. 2017; 28(2): 323-337.

Affiliation

HSR&D, Tampa VA TBI/Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, Center of Innovation on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (CINDRR), James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard - 116A, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Department of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, 13000 Bruce B Downs Boulevard (116B), Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612, USA; Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, 13000 Bruce B Downs Boulevard (116B), Tampa, FL 33612, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pmr.2016.12.008

PMID

28390516

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI), in particular mild TBI (mTBI), is a relatively common injury experienced by service members across both deployed and nondeployed environments. Although many of the principles and practices used by civilian health care providers for identifying and treating this injury apply to military settings, there are unique factors that impact mTBI-related care in service members and Veterans. This article reviews several of these factors, including the epidemiology of TBI in the military/Veteran population, the influence of military culture on this condition, and identification and treatment of mTBI in the war zone.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

Blast injury; Concussion; Military; Polytrauma; Postconcussive syndrome; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Veteran