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The hidden brain damage associated with explosives receives much-needed new research.
High explosives are responsible for around 60 percent of combat-related casualties.
An estimated 300,000 United States service personnel in Iraq or Afghanistan have received at least one traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to an explosive blast.
Blast-related injuries can cause a number of negative health outcomes.