Diagnosis and treatment of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury

doi:10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-9141.2025.01.001

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Abstract:

Combat-related mild traumatic brain injury （cmTBI） has a high incidence in modern warfare. However，it is very easy to be missed and misdiagnosed due to the lack of specific clinical manifestations and effective auxiliary diagnostic methods. If such casualties cannot be diagnosed and treated effectively at an early stage，a variety of sequelae may occur，seriously affecting the life quality and combat effectiveness of military members. This paper mainly focuses on the epidemiological characteristics，injury mechanisms，pathophysiological changes，clinical manifestations，diagnosis and treatment of cmTBI，in order to provide reference and guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of cmTBI.

Key words: Combat-related traumatic brain injury, Mild traumatic brain injury, Blast injury, Diagnosis and treatment

Yanteng Li, Jianning Zhang. Diagnosis and treatment of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury[J]. Chinese Journal of Neurotraumatic Surgery(Electronic Edition), 2025, 11(01): 1-4.

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