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    Impact of Mild Head Injury on Neuropsychological Performance in Healthy Older Adults: Longitudinal Assessment in the AIBL Cohort

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    Authors
    Albrecht, Matthew
    Masters, C.
    Ames, D.
    Foster, J.
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Albrecht, M. and Masters, C. and Ames, D. and Foster, J. 2016. Impact of Mild Head Injury on Neuropsychological Performance in Healthy Older Adults: Longitudinal Assessment in the AIBL Cohort. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 8: pp. 1-11.
    Source Title
    Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
    DOI
    10.3389/fnagi.2016.00105
    ISSN
    1663-4365
    School
    School of Public Health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51010
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is suggested to be a significant risk factor for dementia. However, little research has been conducted into long-term neuropsychological outcomes after head trauma. Participants from the Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle Study of Ageing (AIBL) who had recovered after sustaining a mild TBI involving loss of consciousness more than 5 years previously were compared with matched controls across a 3-year period. Bayesian nested-domain modeling was used to estimate the effect of TBI on neuropsychological performance. There was no evidence for a chronic effect of mild TBI on any neuropsychological domain compared to controls. Within the TBI group, there was some evidence suggesting that the age that the head trauma occurred and the duration of unconsciousness were modulators of episodic memory. However, these findings were not robust. Taken together, these findings indicate that adults who have sustained a TBI resulting in loss of consciousness, but who recover to a healthy level of cognitive functioning, do not experience frank deficits in cognitive ability.

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