According to the Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC), 1.7 million people are diagnosed with a brain injury each year.
What is Traumatic Brain Injury—or TBI?
TBI occurs as the result from a blow or jolt to the head that disrupts the normal function of the brain. Categories for TBI are:
- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
- Penetrating
The most common form of TBI in the military is mild, and is also known as a concussion.
According to Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, from 2000-2019 (Q1-Q3), more than 413,858 service members have been diagnosed with TBI.
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9/27/2016
A soldier at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s traumatic brain injury clinic in Alaska takes a cognitive hand-eye coordination test on a driving stimulator.
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Public Health Service Cmdr. Robin Toblin with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research was one of the more than 1,700 health care providers and policy makers from the Military Health System, the Department of Veterans Affairs, academia and commercial research companies who met in person and virtually during the recent Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Summit held at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. (DCoE photo by Terry Welch)
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When he was 23, Randy Gross was riding in a car with his seat belt off. The former Army staff sergeant sustained a TBI when the vehicle crashed. He sought help immediately, making a full recovery from his TBI and continuing to serve in the Army until 2006. Now, Gross helps those in the military with TBI as a regional education coordinator for DVBIC.
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In 2005, a car struck Marine reservist Maj. Eve Baker head-on while she was biking to work in Honolulu. She flew face-first into the windshield, shattering her helmet — which likely saved her life.
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This instruction establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes standard elements, pursuant to section 722 of Public Law 111-383, requiring the implementation of a comprehensive neurocognitive assessment policy in the Military Services.
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This memorandum updates the DoD definition of TBI, severity of brain injury stratification, and method of data collection.
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Art therapist Jackie Biggs describes why art therapy is an effective method of treatment for TBI and PTSD.
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