Penetrating injuries in the Vietnam war. Traumatic unconsciousness, epilepsy, and psychosocial outcome.
The WF Caveness Vietnam Head Injury Study includes over a thousand men who survived penetrating head injuries during the Vietnam War and on whom detailed medical and follow-up data are available. This population offers unique opportunities for the study of recovery from brain injury and of brain structure-function relationships. The authors briefly review long-term outcome in this cohort with respect to traumatic unconsciousness, post-traumatic epilepsy, and elements of psychologic and psychosocial function, including returning to work.
Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
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AM
Salazar
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Schwab
J H
JH
Grafman
D000339:Affect; D000647:Amnesia / Q000209:etiology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D003071:Cognition; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004834:Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D014474:Unconsciousness / Q000209:etiology*; D014744:Vietnam; D014857:Warfare; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology