Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia; and British Columbia Mental Health & Addiction Services, Vancouver, Canada.
J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2010 Sep-Oct;25(5):313-9. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3181d6f9bd.
A vast majority of traumatic brain injuries sustained by military personnel are mild in severity. In 2008, the United States Department of Defense officially mandated a screening program designed to identify deployment-related mild traumatic brain injuries and associated residual symptoms.
This article reviews this screening program, illustrates the clinical and methodological challenges associated with screening, and makes recommendations for improving the process of screening for mild traumatic brain injuries and related symptoms.
大多数军人所遭受的脑外伤均为轻度。2008 年,美国国防部正式颁布了一项筛查计划,旨在发现与部署相关的轻度脑外伤和相关的残留症状。
本文回顾了这一筛查计划,说明了与筛查相关的临床和方法学挑战,并就改善轻度脑外伤和相关症状的筛查过程提出了建议。