ReviewMilitary Medical Research2021
Dementia in military and veteran populations: a review of risk factors-traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, deployment, and sleep.
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- Demographics, Clinical Characteristics, and Well-Being of Veterans with TBI and Dementia and Their Caregivers.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Physical and psychological status of emergency assistance personnel at major public health events: a qualitative descriptive study.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Implementation of a Primary Prevention Program for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Cohort of Professional Soldiers (PREPAR): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Associations between concussion and more severe TBIs, mild cognitive impairment, and early-onset dementia among military retirees over 40 years.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Cannabis use disorder contributes to cognitive dysfunction in Veterans with traumatic brain injury.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- A bibliometric analysis of the relationship between traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer's disease (1993-2023).Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- Associations of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms with amyloid burden in cognitively normal older adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Article
- The Brain Health Diplomat's Toolkit: supporting brain health diplomacy leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2023Review
- Characteristics and Correlates of Ten-Year Trajectories of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Older U.S. Military Veterans.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
The military population face a unique set of risk factors that may increase the risk of being diagnosed with dementia. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a higher prevalence in this group in comparison to the civilian population. By delving into the individual relationships between TBI and dementia, and PTSD and dementia, we are able to better explore dementia in the military and veteran populations. While there are some inconsistencies in results, the TBI-dementia association has become more widely accepted. Moderate-to-severe TBI has been found to increase the risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. A correlation between PTSD and dementia has been established, however, whether or not it is a causal relationship remains unclear. Factors such as blast, combat and chemical exposure may occur during a deployment, along with TBI and/or PTSD diagnosis, and can impact the risk of dementia. However, there is a lack of literature exploring the direct effects of deployment on dementia risk. Sleep problems have been observed to occur in those following TBI, PTSD and deployment. Poor sleep has been associated with possible dementia risk. Although limited studies have focused on the link between sleep and dementia in military and veteran populations, sleep is a valuable factor to study due to its association and interconnection with other military/veteran factors. This review aims to inform of various risk factors to the cognitive health of military members and veterans: TBI, PTSD, deployment, and sleep.
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