Single and repeated high-level blast, low-level blast, and new-onset self-reported health conditions in the U.S. Millennium Cohort Study: An exploratory investigation [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 IntroductionAlthough previous research suggests that overpressure exposure from either high-level blast (HLB) or low-level blast (LLB) are harmful to health, to date no large-scale studies with representative samples of military personnel have utilized ...
Jennifer N. Belding +5 more
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Repeated Low-Level Blast Exposure Alters Urinary and Serum Metabolites [PDF]
Metabolites, 2023 Repeated exposure to low-level blast overpressures can produce biological changes and clinical sequelae that resemble mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Austin Sigler +7 more
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Potential Health and Performance Effects of High-Level and Low-Level Blast: A Scoping Review of Two Decades of Research [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 Although blast exposure has been recognized as a significant source of morbidity and mortality in military populations, our understanding of the effects of blast exposure, particularly low-level blast (LLB) exposure, on health outcomes remains limited ...
Jennifer N. Belding +13 more
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The Role of Very Low Level Blast Overpressure in Symptomatology [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 Blast overpressure exposure has been linked to transient, but measurably deteriorated performance and symptomatologies in law enforcement and military personnel.
Venkata Siva Sai Sujith Sajja +8 more
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(2R,6R)-Hydroxynorketamine Treatment of Rats Exposed to Repetitive Low-Level Blast Injury [PDF]
Neurotrauma Reports, 2023 Many military veterans who experienced blast-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from chronic cognitive and mental health problems, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Georgina Perez Garcia +13 more
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Blast exposure and long-term diagnoses among veterans: a millennium cohort study investigation of high-level blast and low-level blast [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyBackgroundThe effects of blast overpressure (BOP) on brain health are increasingly recognized, yet longitudinal research into these effects after separation from military service remains limited.
Sarah L. Martindale +11 more
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Long-Term Effects of Low-Level Blast Exposure and High-Caliber Weapons Use in Military Special Operators [PDF]
Brain Sciences, 2022 Chronic low-level blast exposure has been linked with neurological alterations and traumatic brain injury (TBI) biomarkers. Impaired smooth-pursuit eye movements (SPEM) are often associated with TBI.
Melissa Hunfalvay +3 more
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Traumatic brain injury and occupational risk of low-level blast exposure on adverse career outcomes: an examination of administrative and medical separations from Service (2005–2015) [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyIntroductionAlthough traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been linked with adverse long-term health, less research has examined whether TBI is linked with non-clinical outcomes including involuntary job loss.
Jennifer N. Belding +4 more
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A Pilot Study of Whole-Blood Transcriptomic Analysis to Identify Genes Associated with Repetitive Low-Level Blast Exposure in Career Breachers [PDF]
Biomedicines, 2022 Repetitive low-level blast exposure is one of the major occupational health concerns among US military service members and law enforcement. This study seeks to identify gene expression using microRNA and RNA sequencing in whole-blood samples from ...
Rany Vorn +15 more
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Minocycline partially reverses established PTSD-related behavioral traits in rats exposed to repetitive low-level blast injury [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyIntroductionMany military Veterans who experienced blast-related traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan currently suffer from chronic cognitive and mental health problems including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD ...
Georgina Pérez Garcia +23 more
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