Effects of low-level blast exposure on the nervous system: Is there really a controversy? [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2014 High-pressure blast waves can cause extensive CNS injury in humans. However, in combat settings such as Iraq and Afghanistan, lower level exposures associated with mild TBI (mTBI) or subclinical exposure have been much more common. Yet controversy exists
Gregory A Elder +2 more
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Repeated Low-Level Blast Overpressure Leads to Endovascular Disruption and Alterations in TDP-43 and Piezo2 in a Rat Model of Blast TBI [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 Recent evidence linking repeated low-level blast overpressure exposure in operational and training environments with neurocognitive decline, neuroinflammation, and neurodegenerative processes has prompted concern over the cumulative deleterious effects ...
Lanier Heyburn +12 more
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The effects of repeated low-level blast exposure on hearing in marines
Noise and Health, 2017 Background: The study evaluates a group of Military Service Members specialized in blast explosive training called “Breachers” who are routinely exposed to multiple low-level blasts while teaching breaching at the U.S.
Lina R Kubli +4 more
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Low-level blast exposure induces chronic vascular remodeling, perivascular astrocytic degeneration and vascular-associated neuroinflammation [PDF]
Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2021 Cerebral vascular injury as a consequence of blast-induced traumatic brain injury is primarily the result of blast wave-induced mechanical disruptions within the neurovascular unit.
Miguel A. Gama Sosa +17 more
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Ubiquitin Carboxy-Terminal Hydrolase L1 as a serum neurotrauma biomarker for exposure to occupational low-level blast [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2015 Repeated exposure to low-level blast is a characteristic of a few select occupations and there is concern that such occupational exposures present risk for traumatic brain injury.
Walter eCarr +7 more
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Neurobiology of Disease, 2013 There is strong evidence that primary blast injuries can cause neuropathological alterations in the brain. Clinical findings from war veterans indicating evidence of diffuse axonal injury have been corroborated by numerous primary blast models in animals.
Eugene Park +3 more
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Low level primary blast injury in rodent brain [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2011 The incidence of blast attacks and resulting traumatic brain injuries has been on the rise in recent years. Primary blast is one of the mechanisms in which the blast wave can cause injury to the brain. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects
Pamela Boon Li Pun +8 more
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Microstructural Consequences of Blast Lung Injury Characterized with Digital Volume Correlation [PDF]
Frontiers in Materials, 2017 This study focuses on microstructural changes that occur within the mammalian lung when subject to blast and how these changes influence strain distributions within the tissue. Shock tube experiments were performed to generate the blast injured specimens
Hari Arora +12 more
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Late chronic local inflammation, synaptic alterations, vascular remodeling and arteriovenous malformations in the brains of male rats exposed to repetitive low-level blast overpressures [PDF]
Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2023 In the course of military operations in modern war theaters, blast exposures are associated with the development of a variety of mental health disorders associated with a post-traumatic stress disorder-related features, including anxiety, impulsivity ...
Miguel A. Gama Sosa +18 more
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Transcranial Laser Therapy Does Not Improve Cognitive and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?Related Behavioral Traits in Rats Exposed to Repetitive Low-Level Blast Injury [PDF]
Neurotrauma Reports, 2021 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 +12 more
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