Analysis of post-deployment cognitive performance and symptom recovery in US Marines

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Computerized neurocognitive testing (NCAT) has been proposed to be useful as a screening tool for post-deployment cognitive deficits in the setting of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). We assessed the clinical utility of post-injury/post-deployment Automated Neurocognitive Assessment Metric (ANAM) testing, using a longitudinal design to compare baseline ANAM tests with two post-deployment ANAM tests in a group of Marines who experienced combat during deployment.

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Haran, F. J., Alphonso, A. L., Creason, A., Campbell, J. S., Johnson, D., Young, E., & Tsao, J. W. (2013). Analysis of post-deployment cognitive performance and symptom recovery in US Marines. PloS One, 8(11): e79595. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079595