Traumatic Brain Injury Effect

More than 2.5 million U.S. military personnel have been deployed either to Iraq, Afghanistan, or both since 2002. Subsequently, more than 200,000 military members have reported being exposed to concussive events as a result of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). The number of IED, Rocket propelled grenades land mines and other high order explosives has become the primary cause of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) which has become the “signature injury” of the current conflicts. Many of the service members returning to the United States have reported they were exposed to at least one TBI, whether it was mild, moderate or severe is unknown. Also unknown is the number of service members who have experienced more than one TBI or exposure to a concussive