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Anosmia Missed Sign of Brain Injury in Shell Shocked Soldiers

Posted on June 13, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

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Amnesia in World War I Shell Shock Case Studies

Posted on June 12, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

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World War I Soldiers with Shell Shock Likely TBI

Posted on June 11, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

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Shell Shock of World War I was TBI

Posted on June 10, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

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Eliminating the Stigma Key to Treatment for Brain Injury in Iraq

Posted on June 9, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

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The Nightmare of a Brain Injury and PTSD in War

Posted on June 8, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

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Combat Related Suicide Requires a Comprehensive Evaluation Study

Posted on June 7, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

The cause of suicide: “it’s all in the head.” That cliché is said typically about psychological problems. But the brain injury community likes to twist this cliché, with a tone of irony, pointing out that a brain injury, is also “in the head.” While our psyche is in our head..
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Suicide and Terror Continues for Our Iraq and Afghanistan Soldiers

Posted on June 5, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

It was a confluence of many issues coming together at once last week, but the mental health of our Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans was all over the news. The Associated Press announced that active duty military suicides hit its highest level on record in 2007, 119 soldiers dead. See the..
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Department of Defense Treats Brain Injured Vets as Defense Lawyers Do

Posted on May 21, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

I have always called it the Defense of Misdirection. This year, is an election year, and I have an easier term for people to understand: SPIN. Spin is what defense attorney’s do. They spin everything, ignoring the obvious and coming up with some type of misdirection to disregard the diagnosis..
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NFL, War and Brain Injury, Part II

Posted on May 16, 2008 · Posted in Brain Injury

Yesterday I commented on the intersection of news about Iraq War veterans and the death of an NFL player. Today, we focus more on the synergistic effect of the interplay between brain injury and emotional problems. It was reported in the April 19, 2008 edition of the Science Daily that..
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