Perceived physical health, mental health worse for adults with traumatic brain injury and low health literacy
Just under half of patients presenting to the hospital with sports-related TBI still have disability at six months
Significantly higher adjusted risks seen for affective disorders across three years after injury
Functioning and mental health benefits sustained at one-month follow-up
Meta-analysis of nine studies with 691,364 participants shows women more likely to develop depression after traumatic brain injury
History of TBI, TBI with loss of consciousness, older-age TBI linked to lower cognitive scores at age 70 years
However, clinical correlates of pathologic brain conditions are still uncertain
Rates even higher for veterans with traumatic brain injury
In active and retired fighters who were TES-positive, the rate of cognitive decline was significantly greater for reaction time
Independent associations seen for decreased dorsal attention network-subgenual cingulate connectivity, DAN-DMN connectivity