Visual symptomatology and referral patterns for operation Iraqi freedom and operation enduring freedom veterans with traumatic brain injury

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1075-1082

  Bulson, Ryan ^a,b   Jun, Weon ^a,b   Hayes, John ^b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PACIFIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurobehavioral symptom inventory; Operation enduring freedom; Operation iraqi freedom; Postconcussive syndrome; Postdeployment; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Symptom; Traumatic brain injury; Veteran; Vision

Indexed keywords

NEUROBEHAVIORAL SYMPTOM INVENTORY; OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM; OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM; POSTCONCUSSIVE SYNDROME; POSTDEPLOYMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES; VETERAN;

DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; VISION;

BRAIN;

ACCOMMODATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; BLURRED VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WAR;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 - 2011; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF REPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868130472     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 19381352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.02.0017     Document Type: Article

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