The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed H.R. 2818, which provides for the establishment of Epilepsy Centers of Excellence at each of the five polytrauma rehabilitation centers within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Bob Filner (D-CA), said, "Studies show that 50 percent of U.S. Vietnam War veterans with penetrating brain injuries developed epilepsy within one to 15 years post-trauma. Traumatic brain injury is the signature wound of the current wars, and we should be prepared to care for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans that have been exposed to blast trauma and are at risk of developing this neurological disorder."
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