Abstract:
Blast injury is a major cause of trauma
among military personnel, with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) often leading to
deficits in attention, memory and motor
speed.1–3 In Ukraine, the lack of systematic
screening may contribute to underdiagnosis
of blast-related mTBI, despite increasing
blast-injured cases. We hypothesised that
blast exposure alone, even without clinically
confirmed mTBI, can lead to measurable
neurocognitive impairment. This initiative introduced the ImPACT Quick Test
(ImPACT QT), a brief, resource-efficient
neurocognitive test,4 5 for the first time in
Ukraine, advancing wartime neurocognitive
assessment.
