TBI In Older Adults Associated With 25% Higher Risk Of Cognitive Impairment & Seizures Linked To 40% Higher Risk

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in adults aged 65 years or older was associated with a 25% higher cognitive impairment risk, while seizures were linked to a 40% higher cognitive impairment risk. Both seizures and TBI together were associated with a 57% higher risk of cognitive impairment over time.

Older Hispanic adults with TBI and seizures had a higher risk of cognitive impairment compared with other racial and ethnic groups: most notably, Hispanic adults had a 46% higher risk compared to White adults. While the use of anxiolytic, sedative, or hypnotic medications were associated with a 12% lower risk of cognitive . . .