Neuropsychological outcomes of Army personnel following deployment to the Iraq War
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Objective neuropsychological outcomes of Iraq War deployment in a large military cohort are examined. Results suggest that deployment to Iraq is associated at least transiently with subtle alterations in neural functioning, as indicated by reduced proficiency in sustained attention and memory, heightened negative state affect reflecting increased feelings of confusion and tension and an advantage in reaction time, with further investigation of deployment on neural function needed.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2006
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Severe acute pneumonitis among deployed U.S. military personnel -- Southwest Asia, March-August 2003
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Nineteen US soldiers serving in the Middle East during the 2003 Iraq War developed a lung inflammation called pneumonitis. Thirteen were in Iraq and three were in Kuwait. Fifteen were smokers and four were found to have a bacterial infection. Two of the soldiers died.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2003
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