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Neuroradiologist Gerard Riedy talks about the variety of ways the PET scan can be used to image injuries to the brain.

The VA works creatively to help patients with TBI and combat stress — and their families — recover and rebuild a full life.

Dr. Shane McNamee talks about helping each veteran transform from a patient with complex injuries back to an individual with many roles — Marine, father, husband, son, athlete, artist ...

Dr. McNamee's passion is to get people with TBI and combat stress back to work, back to the next phases of their lives.

Combat exposure can damage the brain physically and psychologically. Working to find the causes of these injuries will help with the nuances of treatment.

The VA is dedicated on a national level to making sure veterans in rural areas continue to get care even after they have left the main centers.

Service members, veterans, their families, and professionals can find programs to help with brain injury and psychological health at Military OneSource and the Rand Corporation.

The main recommendations from RAND report on TBI and psych health included centralizing information, addressing gaps, and studying ways in which programs can find people with early symptoms.

Blast injuries are a complex form of injury — from the effects of pressure waves on the body's tissue to the psychological trauma that can come with physical injury.

Soldiers with TBI and their families should not stop looking for help and guidance; recovery will not happen if people isolate themselves.

The Brain Fitness Center at Walter Reed National Mlitary Medical Center is a "brain gym" for service members and veterans. 

Service members need to share their injury history, symptoms, and any diagnosis or treatment done in theater to help their stateside doctors better tailor care.