title: Comment on "chronic traumatic encephalopathy in blast-exposed military veterans and a blast neurotrauma mouse model".
abstract: In a case study, the authors report an increase in phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chain, a marker of neuroaxonal damage, in the plasma of a blast-exposed patient immediately after injury. They suggest that this phosphoprotein may be a useful body fluid indicator of acute blast traumatic brain injury.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tisdall
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petzold
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D020208:Brain Injury, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*