Tag: Traumatic Brain Injury
Risk for Affective, Behavioral Disorders Increased in Children After mTBI
Significantly higher adjusted risks seen for affective disorders across three years after injury
Ibogaine May Aid Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans
Functioning and mental health benefits sustained at one-month follow-up
Six in 10 Survivors of Moderate-to-Severe TBI Report Chronic Pain
Findings show current chronic pain tied to worse functional outcomes versus past or no pain
Deployment History Has Differential Impact on Epilepsy in Veterans With TBI
Nondeployed veterans with moderate/severe TBI had higher odds of epilepsy than deployed veterans
ASA: Women More Likely Than Men to Develop Depression After TBI
Meta-analysis of nine studies with 691,364 participants shows women more likely to develop depression after traumatic brain injury
Head Injury Linked to Increase in Incident Ischemic Stroke
Dose-response association seen for risk for stroke with number of head injuries, but no association seen for severity
Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to Cognitive Decline in Twin Study
History of TBI, TBI with loss of consciousness, older-age TBI linked to lower cognitive scores at age 70 years
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Seen in Young, Deceased Athletes
However, clinical correlates of pathologic brain conditions are still uncertain
Suicide Rates for U.S. Veterans Increased 10-Fold From 2006 to 2020
Rates even higher for veterans with traumatic brain injury
Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome Could Predict Cognitive Decline
In active and retired fighters who were TES-positive, the rate of cognitive decline was significantly greater for reaction time
