Blood Brain Barrier Dysfunction and Delayed Neurological Deficits in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Induced by Blast Shock Waves

Blood Brain Barrier Dysfunction and Delayed Neurological Deficits in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Induced by Blast Shock Waves

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) resulting from exposure to blast shock waves (BSWs) is one of the most predominant causes of illnesses among veterans who served in the recent Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Such mTBI can also happen to civilians if exposed to shock waves of bomb attacks by terrorists....

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Main Authors: Ashok K Shetty, Vikas eMishra, Maheedhar eKodali, Bharathi eHattiangady
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Anxiety
Blood-Brain Barrier
Depression
Oxidative Stress
Tight Junctions
Neuroinflammation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2014.00232/full

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