Department Of Defense Memo Calls For Changes To Brain Injury Treatment

The Pentagon needs to overhaul its approach to treating the tens of thousands of U.S. troops who might have traumatic brain injury, the most common injury of the Iraq war, according to a previously undisclosed Department of Defense memorandum obtained by USA Today. The memo was released this week in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by USA Today. According to the Aug. 11, 2006, memo -- signed by Wayne Lednar, an epidemiologist, and Gregory Poland, chief of the Defense Health Board -- troops with mild and moderate brain injury are of the greatest concern because their injuries are difficult to recognize and can limit mental performance.

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