在社区居住的老年人中,创伤性脑损伤和30年来的认知变化

Andrea L C Schneider1,2, James R Pike3, Holly Elser1

  • 1Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

概括

重复创伤性脑损伤 (TBI) 显著加快了老年人的长期认知衰退,与没有TBI的人相比,衰退的速度翻了一番. 这种效应在具有APOE ε4等位基因的个体中更为明显.

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