Concussive brain injury from explosive blast
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Concussive brain injury from explosive blast
OBJECTIVE Explosive blast mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is associated with a variety of symptoms including memory impairment and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Explosive shock waves can cause hippocampal injury in a large animal model. We recently reported a method for detecting brain injury in soldiers with explosive blast mTBI using magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI)....
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2328-9503,2328-9503
DOI: 10.1002/acn3.98