www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Enduring deficits in memory and neuronal pathology after blastinduced traumatic brain injury received: 01 May 2015 accepted: 15 September 2015 Published: 05 November 2015 Venkata Siva Sai Sujith Sajja1, W. Brad Hubbard1, Christina S. Hall1, Farhad Ghoddoussi2, Matthew P. Galloway2,3 & Pamela J. VandeVord1,4 Few preclinical studies have assessed the long-term neuropathology and behavioral deficits after sustaining blast-induced neurotrauma (BINT) Previous studies have shown extensive astrogliosis and cell death at acute stages (