Brain Injury & Neurodegeneration
Brain Injury & Neurodegeneration
Articles on traumatic brain injury, fall-related neurotrauma, and the intersection of neurodegenerative disease with physical injury risk.
brain injury neurodegenerationJun 28, 20265 min
The Fall Trap: How Stroke, Dementia, and Parkinson’s Triple TBI Risk in Older Adults
A study of 55,204 veterans reveals a dangerous bidirectional loop: newly diagnosed neurological conditions like stroke and dementia make older adults three to four times more likely to suffer a traumatic brain injury from falls, while prior TBIs accelerate the onset of these same diseases.