- Older adults who have experienced a traumatic injury as a result of falling are 21 percent more likely to later receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or another related dementia.
- A new study examined data from more than 2 million older adults who had sustained a traumatic injury; more than 10 percent of them later received a diagnosis of some form of dementia.
- Experts say pinpointing the direct association with falls and dementia is difficult, but suggest that older adults who have been…
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