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Brain Anomaly Tied to PTSD & Brain Injury in Vets

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Written by Andrew Finkelstein | Last Updated: June 17, 2021

By Traci Pederson: A new study finds that veterans who developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) tend to have a larger amygdala — the part of the brain that helps regulate emotion — compared to veterans with mild TBIs who didn’t develop PTSD. Read more here: http://psychcentral.com/news/2017/07/18/veterans-with-brain-injury-ptsd-have-larger-amygdala-than-those-with-brain-injury-only/123382.html

Andrew Finkelstein

Mr. Finkelstein is the Managing Partner of Finkelstein & Partners, LLP. He has become a noted consumer activist through his representation of injured individuals against corporate wrongdoers and irresponsible parties. An accomplished litigator, Mr. Finkelstein has represented Plaintiffs in wrongful death and catastrophic personal injury cases. He has successfully handled dozens of multi-million dollar cases.