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Brain injured in veterans 100 percent curable

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EAST TEXAS (KYTX) -- Nearly 245,000 men and women who have served in U.S. forces have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries since 2000.

Even though many are considered mild, the injuries can still have an impact on a person's everyday life.

Symptoms of a traumatic brain injury can include headaches and problems with balance, concentration and sleep.

The good news, once diagnosed properly, you can recover 100 percent.

"As far as speech therapy goes, I'm working with different techniques to improve my memory like associations and things of that nature," brain injury patient Army Specialist Donald Jarvis said.

 

Experts say they're seeing more traumatic brain injuries in service members because of the type of warfare the U.S. has been engaged in.

But doctors are also better at detecting these injuries now than in the past.

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