Office of Research & Development |
  |
Talk to the Veterans Crisis Line now
An official website of the United States government
Project Number: | I01RX002767-01A2 |
| Title: | Identifying APOE related lipid biomarkers for diagnosing chronic neurocognitive deficits in TBI patients |
| Principal Investigator: | Laila Abdullah |
| Location: | Tampa, FL |
| Congressional District Code: | 14 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | April 2019 - March 2024 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $212,500 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$955,008 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects over 300,000 troops from the Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Mild TBI (mTBI) is the most prevalent brain injury from these conflicts and represents 90% of all brain injuries. However, clinical presentation of mTBI overlaps with those of subjects suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is also a prevalent condition that afflicts 30% of the soldiers returning from the OIF/OEF. The pathophysiology of TBI remains... |