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Traumatic brain injury patients may see methamphetamine used to treat their condition, it has been reported.

Dave Poulsen, a research assistant professor at the University of Montana, believes he may about to make a breakthrough in brain injury treatments, NBC Montana reports.

According to findings, a small dose of methamphetamine can reverse the effects of a brain injury and prevent damage to the brain caused by strokes.

Mr Poulsen explained to the news provider that the treatment could be of use for soldiers fighting on the frontline in places like Afghanistan and Iraq.

"Having something in the field that a paramedic could deliver would hugely improve the outcome, potentially improve the outcome of people after a traumatic brain injury or a stroke," he said.

Traumatic brain injuries are fast becoming the signature wound of the conflict in Afghanistan, perhaps affecting as much as 83 per cent of troops returning from the country, according to research from Arrowhead.

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