Citation

Kinch K, Fullerton JL, Stewart W. J. R. Army Med. Corps 2019; 165(3): 180-182.

Affiliation

Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, UK Royal Army Medical Corps)

DOI

10.1136/jramc-2017-000867

PMID

29326126

Abstract

Blast-associated traumatic brain injury (TBI) has become one of the signature issues of modern warfare and is increasingly a concern in the civilian population due to a rise in terrorist attacks. Despite being a recognised feature of combat since the introduction of high explosives in conventional warfare over a century ago, only recently has there been interest in understanding the biology and pathology of blast TBI and the potential long-term consequences. Progress made has been slow and there remain remarkably few robust human neuropathology studies in this field. This article provides a broad overview of the history of blast TBI and reviews the pathology described in the limitedscientific studies found in the literature.

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Language: en

Keywords

histopathology; neurological injury; neuropathology