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Project Number: | I21RX003322-01A1 |
| Title: | Connectome Analysis of the Nigrostriatal Neuronal Tract after Blast TBI |
| Principal Investigator: | C E Dixon |
| Location: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Congressional District Code: | 14 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2020 - September 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $100,000 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$200,000 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Military personnel deployed to the wars in Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom; OEF) and Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom; OIF) are at high risk of sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) from exposures to a blast (bTBI) and other types of head injuries. Furthermore, exposure to blast waves from firing shoulder-fired weapons can affect the brain, even during training. TBI of all severities can result in chronic post-deployment disturbances of cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and physical fun... |