With weeks having passed after researchers suggested that even mild traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) could result in a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease, a second study involving U.S. veterans is now hinting that these brain injuries, minor as they are, have the potential of increasing the risk of dementia.
According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, it had long been established that moderate and severe TBIs were associated with a higher risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, and a higher chance of developing either condition early. At the time of those studies, it was still unclear if mild TBIs increased the risk of those conditions. But the new study, which was published this week in the journal JAMA Neurology, suggests that even milder forms of traumatic brain injuries could have more serious consequences for veterans years down the line.
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