Pathophysiology of battlefield associated traumatic brain injury

Pathophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-30

  Duckworth, Josh L ^a   Grimes, Jamie ^a   Ling, Geoffrey S F ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Explosive blast; Military; Neuroinflammation; Pressure waves axon shearing; Shock waves; Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN NERVE CELL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPLOSION; GLIA CELL; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IRAQ; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK WAVE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WAR;

EID: 84878184260     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: 1873149X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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