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IN OVER OUR HEADS
U.S. veterans are returning with an astounding rate of traumatic
brain injuries, but both our research and healthcare infrastructure
to treat the problem are lacking. What kind of future awaits this
generation of soldiers? By Conn Hallinan and Carl Bloice
Sgt. Brian Kerrigan is recovering
from wounds and traumatic brain
injury he suffered in two separate
blasts during his final month in Iraq.
Though Kerrigan is considered to
have a mild traumatic brain injury,
he says he's noticed changes
in his behavior and is "uncertain
how it will all work out."
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