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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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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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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The Neurovascular Unit as a Locus of Injury in Low-Level Blast-Induced Neurotrauma [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular SciencesBlast-induced neurotrauma has received much attention over the past decade. Vascular injury occurs early following blast exposure. Indeed, in animal models that approximate human mild traumatic brain injury or subclinical blast exposure, vascular pathology can occur in the presence of a normal neuropil, suggesting that the vasculature is particularly ...
Gregory A. Elder +12 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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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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Functional and Structural Neuroimaging Correlates of Repetitive Low-Level Blast Exposure in Career Breachers [PDF]
Journal of Neurotrauma, 2020 Combat military and civilian law enforcement personnel may be exposed to repetitive low-intensity blast events during training and operations. Persons who use explosives to gain entry (i.e., breach) into buildings are known as “breachers” or dynamic entry personnel. Breachers operate under the guidance of established safety protocols, but despite these
Stone, James R. +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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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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