As many as 20 percent of U.S. troops are coming home from war with signs they may have had a concussion, some of whom do not know they have symptoms that could be treated, Army officials said Thursday.
Concussion is a common term for mild traumatic brain injury. While the Army is doing a good job detecting more severe brain injuries, it is “challenged to understand, diagnose and treat military personnel who suffer with mild TBI,” said Brig. Gen. Donald Bradshaw, chairman of a task force on traumatic brain injury created by the Army surgeon general.