Symptoms in Military Service Members After Blast mTBI With and Without Associated Injuries

Data from U.S. Military Service members who received mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) due to explosive/blast munitions while deployed in Iraq assessed their current symptoms through surveys. This study explored the effects of both a physical wound and mTBI on stress-related emotional and somatic symptoms. Findings indicate that participants with mTBI but no bodily injury reported more physical, cognitive, affective, and sensory post-concussive symptoms and experienced more posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms.