Bi‐directional Relationship between Traumatic Brain Injury and Dementia in Older Veterans
The relationship between TBI and dementia is bi-directional, with three times higher incidence rates prior to TBI compared to Veterans without TBI, and even higher rates post-TBI. Older adults with dementia should be referred for TBI prevention and monitored should a TBI occur.
Authors
- Raquel C. Gardner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4028-440X)
- Feng Xia
- Carrie Peltz
- K Yaffe
- Amber L. Bahorik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6333-3599)
- Jennifer Albrecht
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Sheba Medical Center (IL)
- San Francisco VA Health Care System (US)
- Northern California Institute for Research and Education (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70860_100378
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00