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Military steps up effort to detect brain injuries
August 14, 2011 1:59 PM
FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) - A group of infantry back from Afghanistan sat down before computers at Fort Carson and began answering a series of questions: Were you wounded? Did you lose consciousness? Were you dazed, confused, or seeing stars? The questionnaire is part of a battery of... more » -
Sen. Udall and others fighting for coverage of TBI treatment
February 13, 2011 8:25 PM
After three deployments in three years, and ending the last one short because his wife is sick, David Bruce, now active duty in the Air Force Reserve, has a lot on his plate. "It just compounds, every little thing adds on." says Bruce. Luckily he's found help at... more » -
Sen. Udall calls for TBI therapy for veterans
February 7, 2011 8:56 AM
Sen. Mark Udall, co-chair of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, signed a bipartisan letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates urging the Secretary to provide soldiers suffering from traumatic brain injury with cognitive rehabilitation therapy. The letter notes that the therapy is widely recognized as effective treatment for TBI victims.... more » -
Fighting a growing problem
July 19, 2010 7:21 PM
Two of the most prominent ailments among our soldiers returning from war, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and traumatic brain injuries, are some of the toughest to treat. 3,500 4th B.C.T. soldiers made their way back to Fort Carson in May -- of those soldiers, studies say up to a fifth... more »
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