Head injuries increase the risk of dementia

In half of the cases analyzed people suffered moderate or severe injuries in the head, which re caused damage to the m zgu and required hospitalization for three days or longer. The other half had milder head injuries without any m zgu, which re did not require them to be detained in the hospital.

Por n the long-term health of these two ch groups, researchers at the University of Helsinki have shown that the risk of developing dementia is 90 percent. higher among m d case with moderate to severe head injuries. The thesis rate did not change even after taking such a factor into account , such as social status, education or economic status.

W¶r d 696 os b of a total of 19,936 cases studied with severe head injuries, developed dementia. In the case of mild trauma reduced mental performance was observed in only 326 of the 20,703 os analyzed b. The highest risk of dementia has been shown in individuals b, which re have suffered serious injuries heads between the ages of 41 and 50.

– This large study adds new data to previously published scientific papers on the subject, indicating that a history of traumatic damage to the m zgu significantly increases the risk of dementia – said Alan Faden of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, kt ry last year found that as a result of severe trauma In the head, tiny, mysterious particles migrate through the m zg.

– More and more evidence of indicates that head injuries increase the risk of non-Alzheimer’s type dementia – Faden added.