Even Moderate TBI May Cause Brain Atrophy, Cognitive Decline In People With Genetic Predisposition For Alzheimer’s, Small Scan Study Indicates

DOT Med News (1/16, Dworetzky) reports research suggests that “even moderate traumatic brain injury [TBI] may cause brain atrophy and cognitive decline in those with a genetic pre-disposition for” Alzheimer’s. Researchers arrived at that conclusion after using magnetic resonance “brain imaging to examine 160 veterans, some of whom had histories of single or multiple concussions.” The findings were published online Jan. 11 in the journal Brain.

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— “Single concussion could boost Alzheimer’s risk: study,”Thomas Dworetzky, DOT Med News, January 16, 2017.

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