DoD and National Football League Share Data on Traumatic Brain Injury
From: Armed with Science - 09/09/2010

The pervasive use of improvised explosive devices down range means more
servicemembers are being exposed to blast waves more frequently.  As a
result, the number of diagnosed cases of traumatic brain injury (TBI) has
soared since 2006. Individuals can suffer real injury even without ever
losing consciousness or incurring visible wounds. TBI and Post Traumatic
Stress can have severe long and short-range health consequences. But
effective treatments are available within the military community. 

Read the entire article and watch the video at:
http://science.dodlive.mil/2010/09/09/video-dod-and-national-football-league-share-data-on-traumatic-brain-injury/

Links:
Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury
http://www.dcoe.health.mil/DCoEv2/Default.aspx

National Intrepid Center of Excellence
http://www.fallenheroesfund.org/National-Intrepid-Center-of-Excellence.aspx

Defense Center of Excellence
http://www.dcoe.health.mil/ComponentCenters/NICoE.aspx

Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
http://www.dvbic.org/