One-hundred years (and counting) of blast-associated traumatic brain injury

Kinch, K., Fullerton, J. L. and Stewart, W. (2019) One-hundred years (and counting) of blast-associated traumatic brain injury. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 165(3), pp. 180-182. (doi: 10.1136/jramc-2017-000867) (PMID:29326126)

Abstract

Blast-associated traumatic brain injury (TBI) has become one of the signature issues of modern warfare and is increasingly a concern in the civilian population due to a rise in terrorist attacks. Despite being a recognised feature of combat since the introduction of high explosives in conventional warfare over a century ago, only recently has there been interest in understanding the biology and pathology of blast TBI and the potential long-term consequences. Progress made has been slow and there remain remarkably few robust human neuropathology studies in this field. This article provides a broad overview of the history of blast TBI and reviews the pathology described in the limitedscientific studies found in the literature.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Stewart, Dr William and Fullerton, Dr Josie
• Authors: Kinch, K., Fullerton, J. L., and Stewart, W.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience
• Journal Name: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• ISSN: 0035-8665
• ISSN (Online): 2052-0468
• Published Online: 10 January 2018
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2018 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps 165(3): 180-182
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy