In 1994, the NFL voluntarily created the Committee on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI).

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He was also diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress.

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The first will involve a 40 million research project led by GE to better diagnose mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), and to predict the outcomes over time.

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