Traumatic Brain Injury
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Highlights From the Archives
War Veterans’ Concussions Are Often Overlooked
The complications from concussions, a signature injury of the Iraq war, often are not recognized in singular ways.
August 26, 2008U.S.News
The Sergeant Lost Within
Roadside
bombs have caused hundreds of dire brain injuries to soldiers in Iraq.
One of the injured is Shurvon Phillip, and a team of specialists has
worked avidly trying to reach him.
May 25, 2008MagazineNewsScreening for Brain Injury Is Set for Illinois Veterans
The state’s National Guard will be routinely screened for traumatic brain injuries after serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
July 4, 2007U.S.NewsARTICLES ABOUT TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Bales Defense Team Says Access to Evidence Denied
A
lawyer defending Staff Sgt. Robert Bales says his team was denied
access to witnesses at a Kandahar hospital, as well as to investigative
files, medical records and surveillance video.
March 30, 2012
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For Lawyer in Afghan Killings, the Latest in a Series of Challenging Defenses
John
Henry Browne, the lawyer defending the soldier charged with killing
Afghan civilians, has long been the voluble and sometimes victorious
defender of the virtually indefensible.
March 25, 2012
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U.S. Sergeant Faces 17 Counts of Murder in Afghan Killings
Staff
Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged on Friday in connection with the
March 11 shooting deaths of Afghan civilians, a senior United States
official said.
March 23, 2012
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P.T.S.D. Can Yield Positive, Yet Sometimes Deadly, Results
Soldiers are more resilient than the rest of the population, but these men and women are not indestructible.
March 22, 2012
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Bales Court-Martial Could Be Lengthy
Once
preliminary charges are announced against Staff Sgt. Robert Bales,
suspected of killing 16 Afghans, the military justice system will
proceed deliberately.
March 20, 2012
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War Is Brain-Damaging
A
rampage in Afghanistan calls attention to a potentially lethal
combination of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain
injury.
March 18, 2012
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Afghan Shooting Suspect Identified as Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, 38, is a father of two who has been injured twice in combat over four deployments.
March 17, 2012
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More Scrutiny of Lewis-McChord, Home Base of Accused Soldier
Questions
about Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State have only increased
since Sunday, when one of its soldiers was accused of killing at least
16 Afghan civilians, including 9 children, in an assassination-style
ambush.
March 14, 2012
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A Military Diagnosis, ‘Personality Disorder,’ Is Challenged
The
case of Capt. Susan Carlson has raised questions about whether the
Pentagon uses a psychiatric diagnosis to eject troops it considers
troublesome or to deny them benefits.
February 25, 2012
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New Study Gives Scope and Cost of Combat-Related Conditions Among Veterans
The
Veterans Health Administration has published a report outlining the
extent of the treatment that is needed, and the costs, associated with
post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury cases.
February 24, 2012
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For Soldier Disfigured in Afghanistan, a Way to Return to the World
With
help from a program that aids badly burned veterans, Joey Paulk
received surgery that revived a measure of his self-confidence.
January 31, 2012
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Help Available for Drivers Who Have Wartime Trauma
Erratic
driving by returning troops is being identified as a symptom of
traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder — and coming
under greater scrutiny.
January 11, 2012
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Acting Helps Soldier Cope With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Matthew
Pennington has learned to live with the physical wounds of war, but a
role as a soldier in a movie is helping him cope with post-traumatic
stress disorder.
January 2, 2012
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Columbia Actively Recruits Veterans
A
recruiter visits Marine bases to interview potential students, and
finds they present a stark and mostly pleasant contrast with the
standard 18-year-old.
November 14, 2011
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An Accounting of Programs That Aim to Help Troops
After
a RAND Corporation study, a call for the Defense Department to conduct a
comprehensive assessment of service members' needs.
November 09, 2011
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