Department of Defense awards $35M to support local brain injury ...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Wed, 08/20/2008 - 23:00

(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Of the more than 1.5 million people who suffer a traumatic brain injury each year in the United States, as many as 75 percent sustain a concussion, a brain injury that is classified as mild yet can lead to long-term or permanent impairments and disabilities.

A consortium of physicians and scientists in the Houston region is now undertaking a research initiative to improve diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury and develop innovative treatment strategies.

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