TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN THE WAR
ZONE
Traumatic
Brain Injury (TBI) is defined as a blow or a jolt to the head, which can
disrupt the function of the brain.
TBI
is one of the main causes of death and disability in young adults, with
consequences ranging from physical disabilities to long-term cognitive,
behavioural, psychological and social defects.
On
the New England Journal of Medicine website are available an interview with Dr. Susan
Okie on TBI in the war zone, and an interview with staff sergeant Jason Pepper
on recovering from TBI: http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/352/20/2043/DC1?query=TOC.
Both the audio interviews are supplements to Okie S., Traumatic Brain Injury
in the War Zone. New England Journal of Medicine 352 (20), 2043-2047,
2005.