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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
INCT - NeuroTecR and CTMM, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Background: Post-Covid syndrome has been associated to enduring impairments in functionality, cognition, mood and physical capabilities among older adults.
Methods: The objective was to prospectively evaluate clinical, cognitive and functional impairments in elderly people at 3 and 12 months after the diagnosis of Covid-19. Prospective cohort study of participants aged 60 years and over after a Covid-19 diagnosis.
Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Harvard University School of Medicine, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Background: Exposure to repetitive head impacts (RHI) is associated with the neurodegenerative tauopathy chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). There is substantial heterogeneity in the clinical presentation of CTE. Younger age of first exposure (AFE) to American football has not been associated with odds or severity of CTE.
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December 2024
Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Background: Each year, millions of Americans experience mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Current research on the long-term effects of mTBI vary considerably. Several mechanisms linking mTBI to dementia have been proposed including amyloid plaque formation and cerebrovascular injury following mTBI.
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December 2024
Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida; Department of Surgical Education, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, Florida. Electronic address:
Introduction: This study aims to evaluate clinical outcomes in geriatric trauma patients with isolated chest or abdominal injuries with or without traumatic brain injury (TBI) receiving whole blood (WB), component (COMP), or WB and component therapy (WB + COMP).
Methods: This retrospective analysis of the American College of Surgeons Trauma Quality Improvement Program Participant Use File dataset from 2017 to 2021 evaluated geriatric (age ≥65) trauma patients with moderate-to-severe isolated chest (abbreviated injury scale (AIS) chest ≥2) or abdominal (AIS abdomen ≥2) injuries with or without TBI (AIS head ≥2) receiving WB, COMP, or WB + COMP. Outcomes included emergency department and 24-h mortality, blood product volume (mL) at 4 hs, and intensive care unit-length of stay.
Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo)
December 2024
Department of Critical and Intensive Care Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science.
This study aimed to investigate the patterns of anticoagulation therapy and coagulation parameters and to develop a prediction model to predict the type of anticoagulation therapy in geriatric patients with traumatic brain injury. A retrospective analysis was performed using the nationwide neurotrauma database of Japan. Elderly patients (≥65 years) with traumatic brain injury.
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