Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy/Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome in Military Personnel
Introduction Australian Defence Force (ADF) service members’ occupational history, consisting of repeated minor traumatic brain injury (TBI) with accompanying cognitive, behavioural, mood and movement disorders, are cardinal symptoms suggestive of the diagnosis of traumatic encephalopathy syndrome (TES) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). In 2015, Beran1 published an opinion piece alerting the medical and legal profession that […]
Combat Helmets and Blast Traumatic Brain Injury
Abstract Background: The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan and the prominence of traumatic brain injury (TBI), mostly from improvised explosive devices, have focused attention on the effectiveness of combat helmets. Purpose: This paper examines the importance of TBI, the role and history of the development of combat helmets, current helmet designs and effectiveness, helmet design […]