Open AccessAssociation of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury With and Without Loss of Consciousness With Dementia in US Military Veterans
Author(s) -
Deborah E. Barnes,
Amy L. Byers,
Raquel C. Gardner,
Karen H. Seal,
W. John Boscardin,
Kristine Yaffe
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.298
H-Index - 231
eISSN - 2168-6157
pISSN - 2168-6149
DOI - 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.0815
Subject(s) - dementia , traumatic brain injury , medicine , veterans affairs , psychiatry , cohort , poison control , injury prevention , emergency medicine , disease
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common in both veteran and civilian populations. Prior studies have linked moderate and severe TBI with increased dementia risk, but the association between dementia and mild TBI, particularly mild TBI without loss of consciousness (LOC), remains unclear.
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