Identification of transient altered consciousness induced by military-related blast exposure and its relation to postconcussion symptoms

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 68-76

  Walker, William C ^a,d,e   McDonald, Scott D ^a,b,d   Ketchum, Jessica M ^c   Nichols, Michelle ^a,d,e,f   Cifu, David X ^a,g  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology Humanities and Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

^f HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^g DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Concussion; Explosive blast; Military injury; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; PAIN; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; POSTTRAUMATIC AMNESIA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VETERAN;

ADULT; AMNESIA; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872489035     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e318255dfd0     Document Type: Article

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