退伍军人事务部在推进创伤性脑损伤护理方面发挥领导作用的必要性。

The need for VA leadership in advancing traumatic brain injury care.

作者信息

Ling Geoffrey

机构信息

a Professor of Neurology , Division of Neurocritical Care The Johns Hopkins Hospital 600 N. Wolfe St., Phipps 455 Baltimore , MD 21287.

出版信息

Brain Inj. 2017;31(9):1252-1255. doi: 10.1080/02699052.2017.1359335.

DOI:10.1080/02699052.2017.1359335

PMID:28981346

Abstract

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) afflicts veterans, active duty service members and the civilian community. An estimated 5.3 million US men, women, and children live with a permanent TBI-related disability. There is no cure for TBI, and the discovery of new and effective treatments is complicated by the fact that TBI is multifaceted and varies from individual to individual. Due to its established research centers, wealth of veteran health data, and commitment to veteran health, the VA should be considered a natural leader for expanded TBI research.

摘要

创伤性脑损伤（TBI）影响着退伍军人、现役军人和平民群体。据估计，美国有530万男性、女性和儿童患有与创伤性脑损伤相关的永久性残疾。创伤性脑损伤无法治愈，而且由于其具有多方面特点且因人而异，发现新的有效治疗方法变得很复杂。鉴于其已有的研究中心、丰富的退伍军人健康数据以及对退伍军人健康的投入，退伍军人事务部（VA）应被视为扩大创伤性脑损伤研究的天然领导者。