People who suffer brain injuries are more likely to develop Alzheimer’ s disease later in life because of prolonged brain inflammation that damages brain cells over time.
Getting Treatment Within One Week of a Serious Head Injury Can Reduce the Risk of Developing Alzheimer’ s Disease
People who suffer brain injuries are more likely to develop Alzheimer’ s disease later in life because of prolonged brain inflammation that damages brain cells over time.
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The researchers suggest the findings could change how emergency rooms and hospitals treat traumatic brain injuries. The Brain Injury Association of America estimates 2.8 million Americans suffer these injuries each year.
It’ s been shown that people who suffer brain injuries are more likely to develop Alzheimer’ s disease later in life because of prolonged brain inflammation that damages brain cells over time.
But researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine found that treatment within a week of a brain injury significantly reduced the risk of Alzheimer’ s and other cognitive disorders, as noted in the Journal of Alzheimer’ s Disease.
Researchers analyzed health records from over 100 million U. S. patients across multiple healthcare systems and identified 37,000 people aged 50-90 who had suffered moderate or severe brain injuries. Those who received treatment within one