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Can you determine the year when a trauma happened through brain scans, for tbi. i need to know so that i can connect a tbi with my service in the army?

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Dr. Herman Hammerstead answered

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NO: Neither cause or time of occurance can be determined from a single scan, One might be able to estimate if one had a scan before the incident (control) and one now.

Answered 8/30/2015

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A member asked:

Can you determine the year when a trauma happened through brain scans, for tbi. i need to know so that i can connect a tbi with my service in the army?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Herman Hammerstead answered

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