COPING WITH BLAST-RELATED TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN RETURNING TROOPS; Foreword; Preface; Editorial; Co-Chairs; Main Lectures/Presentations Given; Sponsors; Contents; Section I Characterization of Traumatic Brain Injury; The Importance of Developing a Valid Definition of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussion; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans of Polish Military Contingents, Psychiatrically Hospitalized with Combat Related Stress Disorders; War Head Injuries in Sieged Sarajevo; Section II Diagnostic and Assessment Issues
Summary
It has been shown that those who have served in both combat missions and peacekeeping operations are at increased risk for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Research suggests that this may result from their 'wounds of war'. Some wounds may be 'invisible', such as depression, stress, and chronic pain, while others, such as physical disabilities, are more obvious. In February 2011, 35 scientists and representatives from NATO and Partner countries met in Vienna, Austria for a three-day NATO Advanced Research Workshop entitled "Wounds of War: Coping with Blast-Related Traumatic Brain Injury in Re
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"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Wounds on War III : Coping with Blast-Related Traumatic Brain Injury in Returning Troops, Vienna, Austria, 20-22 February 2011"--Title page verso
