title: Blast From the Past: A Retrospective Analysis of Blast-induced Head Injury.
abstract: Because of the sharp increase in the number of military personnel exposed to explosive blasts in combat, research has been dedicated toward understanding the impact of explosions on the brain. It is important to consider that potential injuries that military personnel sustain may be both in the form of physical injury as well as "invisible" neuronal and psychological damage. Since the inception of the study of blast science in the Medieval and Renaissance eras, significant improvements have been made in the historical record keeping and biomedical analysis of blast injuries. This editorial comments on the evolution of blast science and the recognition of neurological sequelae from both the historical and scientific perspectives.
authors.affiliation: *Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD †Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center ‡Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN.
authors.forename: Kristin E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Justin M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Jack W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Tsao
mesh_terms: D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000266:history; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008889:Military Personnel