Traumatic brain injury in older adults

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious health risk for older adults, and the consequences of TBI range from full recovery to death. For many who survive, there is a legacy of cognitive, physical, and emotional disability. Falls are the major cause of head injury in older adults. There are many ri...

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Published in:Current psychiatry reports 2002-10, Vol.4 (5), p.354-362
Main Authors: Ferrell, Richard B, Tanev, Kaloyan S
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anxiety Disorders - etiology
Brain - blood supply
Brain - diagnostic imaging
Brain - pathology
Brain Injuries - complications
Brain Injuries - diagnosis
Brain Injuries - rehabilitation
Cognition Disorders - etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mood Disorders - etiology
Older people
Psychiatry
Psychotic Disorders - etiology
Tomography, Emission-Computed
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Traumatic brain injury
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Summary:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious health risk for older adults, and the consequences of TBI range from full recovery to death. For many who survive, there is a legacy of cognitive, physical, and emotional disability. Falls are the major cause of head injury in older adults. There are many risk factors including pre-existing brain disease, other diseases, and, sometimes, iatrogenic factors. Efforts directed at prevention are of great importance. Outcome studies indicate that outcome is generally worse for older people than for younger people with similar injuries, but older individuals also deserve aggressive rehabilitation directed at the best possible recovery. This review will discuss the symptoms and syndromes that commonly result from TBI with comments about treatment.
ISSN:1523-3812
1535-1645
DOI:10.1007/s11920-002-0083-9