Effects of low-level blast exposure on the nervous system: Is there really a controversy?

High-pressure blast waves can cause extensive CNS injury in humans. However, in combat settings such as Iraq and Afghanistan, lower level exposures associated with mild TBI (mTBI) or subclinical exposure have been much more common. Yet controversy exists concerning what traits can be attributed to l...

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Main Authors: Gregory A Elder, James Radford Stone, Stephen Thomas Ahlers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00269/full