The mass-shooting Army Reservist who gunned down 18 people and injured more than a dozen others in Maine last year likely suffered from a traumatic brain injury stemming from his time as a military hand grenade instructor, according to his family. Tissue analysis on the remains of Robert Card III revealed that he “had evidence of a traumatic brain injury,” according to the findings released Wednesday by his family in conjunction with the Boston University Concussion Legacy Foundation. “In the white matter, the nerve fibers that allow for communication between different areas of the brain, there was significant degeneration, axonal and myelin loss, inflammation, and small blood vessel injury,” Dr. Ann McKee wrote in the statement. Card’s brain tissue showed no evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), McKee said. “These findings align with our previous studies on the effects of blast injury in humans and experimental models,” the physician explained. Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/03/07/us-news/mass-shooter-robert-card-likely-had-traumatic-brain-injury-family-says/ #maine #robertcard The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost