Seniors who suffered concussions were found to be more likely to develop dementia, requiring home care services or admission to a long-term care facility. File Photo by Narong Sangnak/EPA
Seniors who get a concussion are more likely to develop dementia or falter as they age, a new study says.
Older folks who suffered a traumatic brain injury had a higher risk of dementia, requiring home care services or admission to a long-term care facility, researchers reported Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
"One of the most common reasons for TBI in older adulthood is sustaining a fall, which is often preventable," wrote the research team led by Dr. Jenny Yu Qing Huang, a geriatrician and doctoral student at the University of Toronto's Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation.
"By targeting fall-related TBIs, we can potentially reduce TBI-associated dementia in this population," researchers wrote.
