Positron emission tomography of tau in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans with blast neurotrauma.

ABSTRACT: Military personnel are often exposed to multiple instances of various types of head trauma. As a result, there has been increasing concern recently over identifying when head trauma has resulted in a brain injury and what, if any, long-term consequences those brain injuries may have. Efforts to develop equipment to protect soldiers from these long-term consequences will first require understanding the types of head trauma that are likely responsible. In this study, we sought to identify the types of head trauma most likely to lead to the deposition of tau, a protein identified as a likely indicator of long-term negative consequences of brain injury. To define the types of head trauma in a military population, we applied a factor analysis to interviews from a larger cohort of 428 Veterans e

SUBMITTER: Robinson ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6412062 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature