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Cognitive changes and dementia risk after traumatic brain injury: Implications for aging military personnel
Author(s) -
Vincent Andrea S.,
RoebuckSpencer Tresa M.,
Cernich Alison
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2014.04.006
Subject(s) - dementia , neurocognitive , cognition , traumatic brain injury , psychology , cognitive reserve , cognitive decline , population , gerontology , disease , military service , psychological intervention , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , cognitive impairment , environmental health , pathology , archaeology , history
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is recognized as an important risk factor for the long‐term cognitive health of military personnel, particularly in light of growing evidence that TBI increases risk for Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. In this article, we review the neurocognitive and neuropathologic changes after TBI with particular focus on the potential risk for cognitive decline across the life span in military service members. Implications for monitoring and surveillance of cognition in the aging military population are discussed. Additional studies are needed to clarify the factors that increase risk for later life cognitive decline, define the mechanistic link between these factors and dementia, and provide empirically supported interventions to mitigate the impact of TBI on cognition across the life span.