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109 US troops diagnosed with TBI after Iran missile barrage says Pentagon in latest update
Diana Stancy Correll


More than 100 U.S. troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury following Iran’s Jan. 8 ballistic missile attack on al-Asad airbase in Iraq.

According to the Pentagon, a total of 109 U.S. service members have been diagnosed with mild TBI — up from the 64 cases the Defense Department previously identified in its last update. So far, 76 of those troops have returned to duty.

“The Defense Department is steadfast in its efforts to deliver programs and services intended to lead to the best possible outcomes for our service members,” Pentagon spokesperson Alyssa Farah said in a statement Monday.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/02/10/more-than-100-us-troops-diagnosed-with-tbi-after-irans-attack-at-al-asad-report/

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From: https://www.traumaticbraininjury.com/mild-tbi-symptoms/

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These symptoms may not be present or noticed at the time of injury.  They may be delayed days or weeks before they appear.  The symptoms are often subtle and are often missed by the injured person, family and doctors.

The person looks normal and often moves normal in spite of not feeling or thinking normal.  This makes the diagnosis easy to miss.  Family and friends often notice changes in behavior before the injured person realizes there is a problem.  Frustration at work or when performing household tasks may bring the person to seek medical care.

These injuries often go undiagnosed or diagnosis is delayed, because the symptoms may not be immediately evident.

(IOW, initial reports may not have accurately reflected these instances of concussion because the injuries were not yet evident, not because there was any effort to downplay the injuries sustained.)
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