Chronic Effects of TBI in a Military Population

摘要: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects military service members during times of both war and peace [1]. Between 2000 2018 Q1, 383,947 have sustained at least one TBI. Of these TBI, 82.3% were classified as mild, 9.7% moderate, 1.1% severe, 1.4% penetrating, 5.6% not further [2]. While data on the exact number troops deployed or individual deployments in support Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Enduring (OEF), New Dawn (OND), Inherent Resolve (OIR), Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS) is unclear, there are 4,398,000 living veterans who served since 2001 [3]. Compared to civilians, active duty reservists more likely sustain a TBI Through June 2014, approximately 2.65 million deployments. that number, 1.2 individuals than once. These combat increase risk among [4].