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Severity of Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults and Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Depression
Conclusion: In this group of older adults with TBI, higher TBI severity was associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke, but not depression. These results suggest that increased monitoring of older adults with moderate-severe TBI for stroke may be warranted.
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - September 1, 2020 Category: Neurology Tags: Focus on Clinical Research and Practice Source Type: research

Mortality and Associated Morbidities Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Medicare Statin Users
Conclusion: These findings provide valuable information for clinicians treating older adults with TBI as clinicians can consider, when appropriate, atorvastatin and simvastatin to older adults with TBI in order to decrease mortality and associated morbidities.
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - November 1, 2018 Category: Neurology Tags: Focus on Clinical Research and Practice Source Type: research

Risk of Stroke Among Older Medicare Antidepressant Users With Traumatic Brain Injury
Conclusion: Findings from this study will aid prescribers in choosing appropriate antidepressants to treat depression in older adults with TBI.
Source: The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation - January 1, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Focus on Clinical Research and Practice Source Type: research

Psychiatric and neurologic risk factors for incident cases of new‐onset epilepsy in older adults: Data from U.S. Medicare beneficiaries
Summary ObjectiveNeurologic diseases such as stroke are risk factors for new‐onset epilepsy in older adults. Recent evidence suggests that psychiatric disorders independently predict epilepsy in older male veterans. Our aim was to examine the relationship between these disorders in a population‐based study of older adults that also included women and minorities. MethodsWe used a national 5% random sample of 2005 Medicare beneficiaries including all 50 US states and Washington, DC. Beneficiaries were 65 years of age or older, with continuous Medicare Part A and Part B coverage and not in managed care plans. Epilepsy ca...
Source: Epilepsia - June 5, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Roy C. Martin, Edward Faught, Joshua Richman, Ellen Funkhouser, Yongin Kim, Kay Clements, Maria Pisu Tags: Full‐Length Original Research Source Type: research