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You can't have a head without a neck ... more research is needed on how the neck moves and what impact those movements have on shearing within the brain during injury.

Learning more about concussion through research is like looking at a photograph -- some pixels will be more clear and defined than others.

Doing whatever possible to get better outcomes for people with brain injury is crucial whether through research, diagnosis, treatment or a combination of all of them.

Taking a detailed case history is crucial for tailoring a recovery plan for service members or vets with TBI.

Army COL Dallas Hack, MD, talks about the challenges in diagnosing and treating TBI — from the dearth of research to the lack of definitive treatments.

For mild TBIs, making a clear diagnosis can be difficult. There are CT scans and physical and neuropsych evaluations. But in the future there may be simple, revealing blood tests.

Usually the result of a serious brain injury, a subdural hematoma is a collection of blood on the surface of the brain.

Diffuse axonal injury affects nerve fibers, which can lead to a disruption in nerve communication — affecting a person's physical and cognitive abilities.

Stem cell research and brain injury started to take off in the late 1990s. Learn about progress being made in the field.

Researchers are weighing the risks versus the rewards of using stem cell transplants with people with severe traumatic brain injury.

Researchers believe that the therapeutic value of stem cell therapy for brain injury is there, but much important work still needs to be done.

Learn how new procedures and new treatment facilities are greatly benefiting service members with brain injury.