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News Articles: brain damage

U.S. Army Rangers fire an AT4 at a range on Camp Roberts, California. 

Blasts from military weapons may injure the brain through its blood vessels

When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they may be exposed to blast waves that damage blood vessels in the brain.

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  • Jon Hamilton
During William Wilcox's service in the Marines, he fired heavy weapons, including shoulder-mounted missile launchers. The blast waves from those weapons may have led to an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) in his brain. As a result of the malformation and subsequent surgery, he now has epilepsy, memory problems, and other symptoms.

Two Marines spent years firing heavy weapons. Then came headaches and hemorrhage.

Two Marines suspect that years of firing powerful weapons caused them to develop the same rare, and potentially fatal, brain condition.

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  • Jon Hamilton
Maria E. Garay-Serratos holds a framed photograph of her mother, who died after suffering decades of domestic violence. Scientists are trying to understand how domestic violence damages the brain.

Domestic violence may leave telltale damage in the brain. Scientists want to find it

Traumatic brain injuries from intimate partner violence are common, and potentially more severe than those seen in sports.

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By:
  • Jon Hamilton