ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2024
Impact of repeated blast exposure on active-duty United States Special Operations Forces.
Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07131475 (ReBlast Precision), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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ReBlast Precision (Precision Biomarkers to Detect Brain Injury in Active-Duty United States Special Operations Forces With Repeated Blast Exposure)
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Wartime blast induced mild traumatic brain injury in the military, damage to white matter tracts, and neuropsychological symptoms: a systematic review.Neurosurgical review · 2025Pooled it
- Persistent behavioral, biological, and physiological sequelae in active-duty treatment-seeking U.S. special operations forces personnel: a cross-sectional study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- Primary Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury as a Risk Factor for (Cerebro)vascular Disorder: Clinical Manifestations, Blast Physics, Biomechanics, Pathobiology, and Critical Gaps.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- One is not like the other: Examining the neural response to repetitive low-level blast exposure in experienced military personnel.Neuroimage. Reports · 2026Article
- Integrated Blood Biomarker and Neurobehavioural Signatures of Latent Neuroinjury in Experienced Military Breachers Exposed to Repetitive Low-Intensity Blast.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Stakeholder-informed priorities for process improvement in Warfighter Brain Health efforts.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Tau biomarkers in Special Operations Forces with repeated blast exposure: a cross-sectional study.Brain communications · 2026Article
- Tau-PET imaging and blood biomarkers reveal early tauopathy in special operations forces exposed to repetitive blast.Brain communications · 2026Article
- Explosive shock wave exposure leads to age-accelerated motor and sensory decline inbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Sex-dependent blood-brain barrier alterations following repeated mild blast traumatic brain injury at varying inter-injury intervals.Experimental neurology · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Dysregulation of Adiponectin and Leptin Following Blast-Induced Polytrauma in a Rat Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Investigating the neural network correlates of apathy, disinhibition, and executive dysfunction in active-duty United States Special Operations Forces.Brain imaging and behavior · 2025Article
- Auditory cognition lab: a music therapy and speech-language pathology co-treatment for military-connected populations with auditory and cognitive impairment.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Advancing next-generation brain organoid platforms for investigating traumatic brain injury from repeated blast exposures.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Review
- Individually guided neuromodulation in special operator veterans with symptoms of PTSD and traumatic brain injury: preliminary data from a chart review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Circulating Brain-Reactive Autoantibody Profiles in Military Breachers Exposed to Repetitive Occupational Blast.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Differences in Brain Volume in Military Service Members and Veterans After Blast-Related Mild TBI: A LIMBIC-CENC Study.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Neuroinflammation at the Gray-White Matter Interface in Active-Duty U.S. Special Operations Forces.Neurotrauma reports · 2024Article
- Reframing the "mild" in mild traumatic brain injury: A comprehensive narrative review of diagnosis and treatment paradigms.Brain circulationReview
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30 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
United States (US) Special Operations Forces (SOF) are frequently exposed to explosive blasts in training and combat, but the effects of repeated blast exposure (RBE) on SOF brain health are incompletely understood. Furthermore, there is no diagnostic test to detect brain injury from RBE. As a result, SOF personnel may experience cognitive, physical, and psychological symptoms for which the cause is never identified, and they may return to training or combat during a period of brain vulnerability. In 30 active-duty US SOF, we assessed the relationship between cumulative blast exposure and cognitive performance, psychological health, physical symptoms, blood proteomics, and neuroimaging measures (Connectome structural and diffusion MRI, 7 Tesla functional MRI, [
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