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Soldiers returning from service could be adding to the emerging silent traumatic brain injury epidemic, according to a new report.

No effective traumatic brain injury therapy currently exists, according to a new paper published by Arrowhead, which suggests that it is becoming more prevalent as a cause of nervous system impairment than spinal cord injury.

The report suggests that it could be as much as ten times more prevalent than spinal cord injury, with 83 per cent of US soldiers returning from service in Iraq or Afghanistan thought to be affected.

Treatment usually consists of a combination of surgery, rehabilitation and drugs to manage post-trauma symptoms such as depression as much as the injury itself.

Earlier this month, researchers from the University of Arizona's Department of Emergency Medicine announced that they are working on a new hormone treatment that they believe is capable of reducing both swelling and long-term problems following a brain injury.

The researchers are running a trial, but must obtain consent from the patients before administering the treatment.

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