Abstract Background & Aims The present retrospective study examines veterans and military
personnel who have sustained a cognitive–communication deficit/disorder (CCD) and/or …

Objective: To describe the prevalence of communication disorders in veterans of the wars in
Iraq and Afghanistan with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Design: Retrospective study of the …

Background Communication impairment following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been
well documented, yet information regarding communication skills in the acute period …

Background: Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is recognized as the signature injury of the
current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, yet there remains limited understanding of the …

Purpose To describe the prevalence of communication disorders in a cohort of 84,377
deployed post-9/11 veterans stratified by blast traumatic brain injury (TBI) exposure …

BRAIN INJURY ual merely by knowing that he or she has a history of TBI. Outcome is
influenced by many factors, including pretrauma charac-Mark Ylvisalzer, Ph. D. teristics (eg …

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), traumatic brain injury (TBI) will surpass
many diseases as the major cause of death and disability by the year 2020 (Hyder …

Purpose: A mixed-method approach was used to investigate the lived experiences of adults
with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The study aimed to understand the perceived …

Background: Cognitive-linguistic deficits often accompany traumatic brain injury (TBI) and
can negatively impact communicative competency. The linguistic sequelae underpinning …

This study aims to assess the relationship between computed tomography (CT) findings,
during the acute phase of hospitalization, and long-term language impairment in people with …