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Can PTSD Cause Brain Fog?

September 21, 2022
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Going through trauma is not rare. About 6 out of every 10 (or 60%) of men and 5 of every 10 (or 50%) of women experience at least one trauma in their lives…

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Epilepsy

September 2, 2021
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What was once known as “shell shock” is now called Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. (PTSD).

PTSD affects about 7.7 million American adults, and while it’s impossible to predict who will develop PTSD in response to trauma, there are certain risk factors that increase your vulnerability.

Of course, the first thought is of veterans. But anyone can get PTSD at any age.

Going through trauma is not rare. About 6 out of every 10 (or 60%) of men and 5 of every 10 (or 50%) of women experience at least one trauma in their lives.

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Brain Injured Solders Still at Risk for Epilepsy Years Later…

July 24, 2010
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A new study, published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, highlights that soldiers who have suffered traumatic brain injuries associated with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are at a significantly high risk of developing epilepsy even decades after the brain injury occurred.

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Tags: Afghanistan, Iraq, post-traumatic epilepsy, PTSD, soldiers, traumatic brain injuries, years or decades later

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Can PTSD Cause Brain Fog?

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Epilepsy

Brain Injured Solders Still at Risk for Epilepsy Years Later…

Phylis Feiner Johnson