Traumatic brain injury alters neuropsychiatric symptomatology in all-cause dementia.

Publication/Presentation Date

4-1-2021

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) may alter the course of neuropsychiatric symptom (NPS) onset during dementia development. The connection among TBI, NPS, and dementia progression is of increasing interest to researchers and clinicians.

METHODS: Incidence of NPS was examined in participants with normal cognition who progressed to all-cause dementia based on whether TBI history was present (n = 130) or absent (n = 849). Survival analyses were used to examine NPS incidence across 7.6 ± 3.0 years of follow-up.

RESULTS: Participants with TBI history had increased prevalence and incidence of apathy (44.7% vs 29.9%, P = .0062; HR

DISCUSSION: History of TBI is associated with increased risk for and earlier onset of NPS in the trajectory of dementia development.

Volume

17

Issue

4

First Page

686

Last Page

691

ISSN

1552-5279

Disciplines

Psychiatry

PubMedID

33470043

Department(s)

Department of Psychiatry

Document Type

Article

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