Now, a century after the first cases began to appear, scientists believe they have for the first time identified the signature brain injury that could explain why some soldiers go on to have their lives blighted by the condition.
After conducting autopsies on US combat veterans who survived improvised explosive device (IED) blasts in Iraq and Afghanistan but later died of other causes, researchers in the US found the ex-soldiers had a unique type of brain injury.
Source: The mystery of shellshock solved: Scientists identify the unique brain injury caused by war
I learnt that shellshock is not PTSD – they’re different things. All the article gives is that the medical community can detect shellshock, not cure it sadly. But it’s a step closer.