1 in 8 Older Americans Suffer Traumatic Brain Injury

Contrary to previous findings, the people most likely to experience traumatic brain injury were wealthier, white, healthier, and female.
1 in 8 Older Americans Suffer Traumatic Brain Injury
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Around 13 percent, or one in eight, of older Americans have been diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), most likely as a result of falls from ground level.

The findings come from a new study conducted by the University of California–San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Health Care System and highlight the importance of fall prevention in older Americans. The study was published in JAMA Network Open.
A.C. Dahnke
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A.C. Dahnke is a freelance writer and editor residing in California. She has covered community journalism and health care news for nearly a decade, winning a California Newspaper Publishers Award for her work.
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