title: Blast-induced traumatic brain injury: a new trend of blast injury research.
abstract: Blast injury has become the major life- and function-threatening injuries in recent warfares. There is increased research interest in the mental disorders caused by blast-induced traumatic brain injury (bTBI), which has been proved as one of the "signature wounds" in modern battlefield. We reviewed the recent progresses in bTBI-related researches and concluded that the new era of blast injury research has shifted from the traditional physical impairments to cognitive dysfunctional/mental disorders that are proved to be more related to the outcome of combat casualty care.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Biology Center, State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Research Institute of Surgery and Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Zheng-Guo
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D012106:Research