Intrepid Center Heals Soldiers' 'Invisible Wounds'

摘要

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have produced a new breed of walking wounded— soldiers who sustain "invisible wounds" to their neurological systems after surviving injuries from improvised explosive devices or mortal shells. It is estimated that nearly one in five soldiers injured in battle suffers from traumatic brain injury (TBI) and related traumatic conditions. Now, thanks to the opening of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, at the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., there is hope for these soldiers to receive the kind of medical treatment they need and deserve.