According to the results from an Army task force studying traumatic brain injury, as many as 20 percent of the soldiers serving in a war zone suffer from minor concussions and don’t realize they need treatment.
The Associate Press story claims that, “10 percent to 20 percent of soldiers and Marines leaving Iraq and Afghanistan are affected by mild traumatic brain injury. The most common cause was blast from an explosion.”
To read the complete story log on to the folowing url: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080117/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/army_brain_injury
To read more about the Defense Brain Injury Center: http://www.dvbic.org/
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