Minerva medica
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a risk factor for the later development of dementia, but although the evidence dates back to the early 20th century, the nature of any association and its mechanistic pathways remain unclear. There has been greater focus on this subject over recent years, in part because of increasing reports around sports related TBIs, especially in the USA. ⋯ In addition, TBI has been reported to initiate a cascade of pathological processes related to several neurodegenerative disorders, and as such, it is likely that the risks vary between individuals. Given the evidence that dementia risk may increase with injury severity and frequency, a detailed account of age and type of injury, as well as lifetime TBI exposure is essential to document in future studies, and further longitudinal research with biomarker assessments are needed.
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This article was published in volume 111 issue 6 of publishing year 2020 with a wrong authors' byline. The correct authors' byline is: Shanshan LI 1 *, Youxu ZHAO 2, Jing ZHAO 3, Lei MOU 4 1 Department of Encephalopathy II, Rizhao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Rizhao, China; 2 Ju County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Rizhao, China; 3 Zibo Central Hospital, Zibo, China; 4 Department of Neurology, Rizhao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Rizhao, China *Corresponding author: Shanshan Li, Department of Encephalopathy II, Rizhao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Rizhao, China. E-mail: uucik4@163.com.