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New recommendations have called for more collaboration among those working in the fields of traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress, investigators say.

Researchers hope to establish a common language in order to progress, particularly regarding the degree of injury, how it is classified and treatment.

Nine new articles published in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation are hoped to set a precedent for future clinical research on traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Lead study author John Whyte, from the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute in Pennsylvania, said: "The recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have highlighted how intertwined traumatic brain injury and stress-related psychological conditions may be."

One of the studies, from the Defense Centers of Excellence in Maryland found that without a common set of data elements, it is difficult to compare findings.

Meanwhile, researchers from Cambridge University tried to define traumatic brain injury and stated that it is "an alteration in brain function or other evidence of brain pathology caused by an external force".

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