Blast Exposure, White Matter Integrity, and Cognitive Function in Iraq and Afghanistan Combat Veterans

Blast Exposure, White Matter Integrity, and Cognitive Function in Iraq and Afghanistan Combat Veterans

The long-term effects of blast exposure are a major health concern for combat veterans returning from the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. We used an optimized diffusion tensor imaging tractography algorithm to assess white matter (WM) fractional anisotropy (FA) in blast-exposed Iraq and Af...

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Main Authors: Erin A. Hazlett, Iliyan Ivanov, Corey Fernandez, Effie M. Mitsis, Dara L. Dickstein, Edmund Wong, Cheuk Y. Tang, Jessie Simantov, Charlene Bang, Erin Moshier, Mary Sano, Gregory A. Elder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
adult brain injury
diffusion tensor imaging
magnetic resonance imaging
cognitive function
military injury
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00127/full

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