Issue title: Military Traumatic Brain Injury and Blast
Guest editors: David F. Moorexy and Michael S. Jaffeex
Article type: Research Article
Authors: Lew, Henry L.a; b; c; * | Weihing, Jeffreyd | Myers, Paula J.e | Pogoda, Terri K.d; f; g | Goodrich, Gregory L.h
Affiliations: [a] Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), Richmond, VA, USA | [b] Department of PM&R, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA | [c] Department of PM&R, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA | [d] TBI Research Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA | [e] Audiology Service, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA | [f] Center for Organization, Leadership and Management Research, VA, Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA | [g] Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA | [h] Psychology Service & Western Blind Rehabilitation Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA | [x] Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA | [y] Institute of Soldier Nanotechnology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Correspondence:
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Address for correspondence: Henry L. Lew, MD, PhD, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC), Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, 730 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA. Tel.: +1 804 828 4066; E-mail: hlew@dvbic.org
Abstract: The present review characterizes dual sensory impairment (DSI) as co-existing auditory and visual deficits in TBI that can be peripherally or centrally based. Current research investigating DSI in the military population, along with applicable research which focuses on unimodal deficits, is considered. Due to the heterogenous nature of TBI lesions, an important challenge that the clinician faces is ruling out the influence of multiple sensory deficits and/or the influence of cognitive processes on diagnosis and rehabilitation of the patient. Treatment options for DSI involve remediation of the sensory deficits via existing sensory aids or training exercises.
Keywords: Dual sensory impairment, DSI, auditory, hearing, visual, military, blast
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-2010-0557
Journal: NeuroRehabilitation, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 213-222, 2010
