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Military traumatic brain injury and blast

Issue title: Military Traumatic Brain Injury and Blast

Guest editors: David F. Moorexy and Michael S. Jaffeex

Article type: Editorial

Authors: Moore, David F.a; b | Jaffee, Michael S.a

Affiliations: [a] Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA | [b] Institute of Soldier Nanotechnology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA | [x] Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA | [y] Institute of Soldier Nanotechnology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA

Correspondence: [*] Address for correspondence: Dr. David F. Moore, MD, PhD, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Building 1, Room B207, 6900 Georgia Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20309-5001, USA. E-mail: [email protected]

DOI: 10.3233/NRE-2010-0553

Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 179-181, 2010

Published: 27 April 2010
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Abstract

The effects of blast on biological tissue are documented for some organ systems such as the lung. In the central nervous system (CNS) the mechanism of CNS injury following blast wave is unclear. For example is there a selective effect of blast on varying brain region or white matter bundles. The effect of blast on traumatic brain injury (TBI) has come into particular focus with the Global War on Terror and Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom where TBI has become known as the signature injury of these conflicts. The reason for the prominence of TBI in these particular conflicts as opposed to others is unclear but may result from the increased survivability of blast due to improvements in body armor. In the current series of articles in the Journal some developments of current research concepts in relation to military traumatic brain injury (TBI) are highlighted together with many remaining unsolved questions.

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