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More U.S. Troops Getting Concussions

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By: CNN
Posted: Thu 9:28 PM, Apr 12, 2012

U.S. troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are getting a record number of brain injuries.

According to the USA Today, the Pentagon reports an average of 16 troops a day got a concussion last year.

That's the highest pace for traumatic brain injuries of any period in ten years of combat.

The majority of cases were mild concussions.


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