Nearly One Third Of US Combat Soldiers Suffer Traumatic Brain Injury

U.S. soldiers in combat often suffer constricted blood vessels and increased pressure in the brain - significant complications of traumatic brain injuries, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013. "Research shows that traumatic brain injury is a hallmark of recent military conflicts, affecting nearly a third of all wounded soldiers," said Alexander Razumovsky, Ph.D., lead researcher and director of Sentient NeuroCare Services in Hunt Valley, Md. Constricted blood vessels in the brain are cerebral vasospasm...
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