This case report on a mild traumatic brain injury (self-diagnosis of the author on his own brain) leads to alpha-emitting nanoparticulates whose major contribution to TBI is confirmed by the extremely strong occurrence of TBIs in war veterans (with wideranging administrative data available to confirm the extremely strong typicality of the case). This allows a better and clearer understanding of the secondary injury events following TBI such as blood-brain barrier damage, mitochondria dysfunction and massive neuron death, of the various neurodegenerative disorders usually diagnosed following TBI such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, chronic traumatic brain inflammation and indirect traumatic optic neuropathy, and of the risks of ischemic stroke following TBI.

traumatic brain injury, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, chronic traumatic brain inflammation, neurodegenerative disorders, indirect traumatic optic neuropathy, diffuse axonal injury, ischemic stroke, concussion, vision changes, impulsivity, apathy, impaired memory, impaired alertness, anxiety, depression, ear ringing, alpha-emitting nanoparticulates, uranium, thorium, radium, air pollution, particulate matter, plutonium, depleted uranium