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Quincy Brief Veterans
1. Empowering Veterans
Enabling Success: EVES
TBI/PTSD - The Impact On Brain Structures
Sleep Function and Reading
Dr Denise A Valenti
Vision Care: Specializing in Research Related to Neural Processing of the Visual
System in Injury, Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease
2. EVES
EVES Project funded by generous grant from
Blue Hills Community Health Alliance, a
community health area network supported by
the Massachusetts Department of Health.
This contains a small portion of the lecture
provided to Quincy College Faculty through
the grant.
Dr Denise A Valenti
3. Gulf War Legacy
Of the 697,000 Gulf War veterans, 53% are receiving
compensation for service-connected disabilities
The disability rate for the last century was
5% before Vietnam
10% in Vietnam
U.S. News and World Report, www.usnews.com
and The Cedars of Lebanon Weep
Dr Denise A Valenti
5. TBI
TBI is the “signature injury” of recent wars
IEDs account for 65% of combat injuries
Of all exposed to IED, 60% have TBI
Estimate that approximately 10,000 have TBI (2007 data)
Harriet Zeiner, Sept 2007
www.kamberphoto.com/
Dr Denise A Valenti
6. Symptoms Reported Suspected TBI
Symptoms % patients N=166)
Sleep Disturbances 84%
Irritability 84%
Attention/Concentration 79%
Mood swings 76%
Memory problems 76%
Anxiety 74%
Headaches 71%
Light/noise sensitivity 69%
Depression 66%
Visual disturbances 66%
Tinnitus 58%
Excessive fatigue 58%
Balance problems 42%
Dizziness 40%
Lew HL, et al. Defining
Characteristics of Returning
Military in a VA PNS, JRRD
Dr Denise A Valenti
7. Symptoms Reported Suspected TBI
Symptoms % patients N=166)
Sleep Disturbances 84%
Irritability 84%
Attention/Concentration 79%
Mood swings 76%
Memory problems 76%
Anxiety 74%
Headaches 71%
Light/noise sensitivity 69%
Depression 66%
Visual disturbances 66%
Tinnitus 58%
Excessive fatigue 58%
Balance problems 42%
Dizziness 40%
Lew HL, et al. Defining
Characteristics of Returning
Military in a VA PNS, JRRD
Dr Denise A Valenti