Increased Risk of Dementia in Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Nationwide Cohort Study

It is known that the risk of dementia in patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is higher. However, the relationship between mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and dementia has never been established. We investigated the incidences of dementia among patients with mTBI in Taiwa...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 8; no. 5; p. e62422
Main Authors:	Lee, Yi-Kung, Hou, Sheng-Wen, Lee, Ching-Chih, Hsu, Chen-Yang, Huang, Yung-Sung, Su, Yung-Cheng
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 01.05.2013 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Aged Alcohols Biology Brain Brain injuries Brain Injuries - complications Brain Injuries - epidemiology Brain research Buddhism Cardiovascular disease Cognitive ability Cohort analysis Cohort Studies Comorbidity Complications and side effects Confidence intervals Coronary artery Coronary artery disease Dementia Dementia - epidemiology Dementia - etiology Dementia disorders Diabetes Diabetes mellitus Emergency medical care Female Gender Head injuries Health insurance Heart diseases Hemorrhage Hospitals Humans Hyperlipidemia Hypertension Illnesses Intoxication Ischemia Male Medicine Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Neurology Patients Population Prevalence Proportional Hazards Models Review boards Risk Factors Sensitivity and Specificity Socioeconomic factors Socioeconomics Traumatic brain injury Urbanization Young Adult Taiwan
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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