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Soldiers recovering from traumatic brain injury test combat skills
Soldiers recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury had the chance to see if they were ready to get “back to the fight” during simulated combat skills training held March 9 at the Warrior Skills Training Center here. They were the first Traumatic Brain Injury, known as TBI, patients to go through simulation training as part of [...]
DOD, VA partnership key in treating brain trauma
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments are using their partnered programs to identify and treat traumatic brain injury, representatives of both departments said Monday during a roundtable discussion on new advances in the field. Kathy Helmick, deputy director for traumatic brain injury, or TBI, at the Defense Centers of Excellence, emphasized the importance of diagnosing [...]
Assessing brain injury: Virtual reality may hold answer
With the possibilities of concussion, neurotoxin exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder among service members, the need for accurate and widespread assessment of brain function is critical. An individual’s performance on standardized cognitive tasks can reveal the extent of injury, even when other signs and symptoms are not immediately apparent. This enables healthcare staff to start [...]
New protocol to provide early brain injury detection
WASHINGTON: Defense Department officials are rolling out a new set of guidelines for the treatment of mild traumatic brain injury among servicemembers in combat areas. “We’re morphing from a symptom-based approach in theater to an incident-based approach,” a senior official said March 15 during a “DoDLive” bloggers roundtable. “The tenet behind this is we strongly [...]
