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ArticleRomanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie2020

Mild TBI in the elderly - risk factor for rapid cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease.

Puiu Olivian Stovicek, Carol Friedmann, Dragoş Marinescu, Ion Alexandru Văduva, Simona Bondari, Simona Corina Trifu, Ileana Marinescu

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Article in Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologie, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Puiu Olivian StovicekDoctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania; marinescu_psy@yahoo.com.
Carol Friedmann
Dragoş Marinescu
Ion Alexandru Văduva
Simona Bondari
Simona Corina Trifu
Ileana Marinescu
University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova · ROCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy · ROHologic (Germany) · DEOvidius University · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent decades, traumatic brain injury (TBI) has become one of the most important health problems worldwide and is a major cause of morbidity, mortality and economic losses. Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is less considered, with clinical underestimation leading to an epidemiological underevaluation of its incidence. Many of the signs and symptoms induced by mTBI are difficult to highlight clinically, especially those related to cognitive, behavioral, or emotional impairment. The complexity of the biological mechanisms induced by mTBI in the elderly determines synchronous pathogenic actions in which the vascular, inflammatory and neurodegenerative elements are intertwined. It is difficult to highlight a major pathogenic factor, since they act simultaneously, multimodally, in a real pathogenic cascade. The identification of mTBI and cerebral vascular changes by neuroimaging techniques, transcranial Doppler (TCD) or biological markers, suggests a potential prophylactic intervention by using neuroprotective factors as early as possible. Proper prophylaxis measures with neurotrophic treatment, rebalancing the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)∕glutamate balance and combating the chronic inflammatory process, can become important pharmacological therapeutic targets.

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AgedAlzheimer DiseaseAnimalsBrain ConcussionCognitive DysfunctionHumansRisk Factors

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PMID32747896
PMCPMC7728108
OpenAlexW3047515356

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