Soldiers Return with Brain Injuries

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Sun, Jul 11, 2004 2:48PM

A growing number of military personnel are suffering brain injuries in combat as insurgents in Iraq rely on small explosive devices and grenades to attack U.S. troops. Military doctors are working to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injuries earlier to blunt some of the adverse effects suffered by brain trauma patients.

http://news.yahoo.com/p/v?u=/ap_av/20040710/av_ap_us/284218ada2469f10627af23f26b32d12&cid=448&f=53746353

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brain injury specialists at the Army's premier medical center have taught Spec. Jamie Brown how to exercise his mind and get it working again.
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The centers report that traumatic brain injuries now account for 14 percent to 20 percent of casualties for those who survive combat.

Brown was lucky, his doctors said. His brain damage was mild enough to permit recovery, even though he was injured when he was not wearing body armor or his helmet.

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/lateststories/index.ssf?/base/politics-4/1089476956103050.xml

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