Mild traumatic brain injury in U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq

Hoge, C.W.

Citation

Hoge, C.W., McGurk, D., Thomas, J.L., Cox, A.L, Engel, C.C., & Castro, C.A. (2008). Mild traumatic brain injury in U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq. The New England Journal of Medicine, 358(5), 453-463.

Description

The researchers surveyed Army infantry soldiers several months after their return from a 1-year deployment to Iraq.  Through the use of clinically validated instruments, they compared soldiers reporting mild traumatic brain injury with soldiers who reported other injuries. They found that mild traumatic brain injury was associated with PTSD and other health problems several months after soldiers returned from deployment.