Mental Health Soon after War-Zone Concussions Predicts Disability (AUDIO)
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Research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that when evaluating military personnel with mild traumatic brain injuries, early symptoms of post-traumatic stress are the strongest predictors of later disability. The results were surprising because mental health more closely correlated with disability than assessments typically made after concussions, such as tests of memory, thinking, balance, coordination and severity of headaches and dizziness.
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Jim Dryden, Washington University in St. Louis.
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Credit to Jim Dryden, Washington University in St. Louis.
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