Traumatic Brain Injury Among Veterans

Bagalman, Erin

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Veterans;    Veterans';    medical care;    Trauma care;   

RP-ID  :  R40941

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) has been defined as "an alteration in brain function, or other evidence of brain pathology, caused by an external force." In the general population, TBI results mainly from falls, motor vehicle/traffic accidents, assaults, and other instances in which the head is struck by or strikes against an object. In military service members, TBI may also result from improvised explosive devices, mortars, grenades, bullets, or mines.