Battlefield brain injuries bring long-term problems: U.S. report

Thursday, December 4, 2008 - 15:43 in Health & Medicine

Military personnel who suffered traumatic brain injuries from explosions on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan are at risk for long-term conditions including Alzheimer's-like dementia, says a report released Thursday for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

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