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As the Nature of War Changes, Making Changes in Diagnosis and Treament for TBI

David Hovda, PhD
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"War is now an intermingled mess of insurgencies ... making injuries different from previous wars."

Posted on BrainLine October 24, 2011.

Produced by Noel Gunther, Ashley Gilleland, and Brain King, BrainLine.

About the author: David Hovda, PhD

David Hovda, PhD is the director of the UCLA Brain Injury Research Center. He is past president of the National Neurotrauma Society and past president of the International Neurotrauma Society.  He has served as chair of study sections for the National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke.

David Hovda