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SynthesisJournal of neurology2022

Investigating the relationship between mild traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: a systematic review.

Emma Clark, Saurab Faruque, Cedric Mutebi, Newton V Nagirimadugu, Alyssa Kim, Malavika Mahendran, Elaine Sullo, Rajendra Morey, Robert W Turner

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Synthesis in Journal of neurology, 2022. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Immune Response in Traumatic Brain Injury.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Emma ClarkUniversity of California, Berkeley, USA.
Saurab FaruqueSchool of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
Cedric MutebiSchool of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA.
Newton V NagirimaduguSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, USA.
Alyssa KimSchool of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, USA.
Malavika MahendranThe George Washington University, Washington, USA.
Elaine SulloLee Health, Fort Myers, USA.
Rajendra MoreyDepartment of Psychiatry, Duke University, Durham, USA.
Robert W TurnerDepartment of Clinical Research and Leadership, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, USA. rwturner124@gwu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4229-7087

Funding

Black Male Dementia Caregiver Burden: Stress-related Cognitive Dysfunction, and physiological and psychosocial measuresK01AG054762 · NIA · GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI TURNER, ROBERT W. · 2017 to 2022
$832k
NIA NIH HHS 1 K01 AG054762-01A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this systematic review is to synthesize the relevant literature published after 2016 to ascertain the current landscape of science that relates mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) to the onset of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and identify areas of need for future research. We conducted database searches and retrieved articles that were published after 2016 that utilized cognitive assessments to understand the relationship between mTBI and ADRD. We identified eight relevant articles in the review process, four of which presented a significant relationship between mTBI and disease or cognitive impairment outcomes. The studies included in this systematic review underscore the need for future research investigating a possible causal relationship between mTBI and ADRDs given the high prevalence of mTBI among brain injury patients and the lack of literature specifically addressing this issue. Future research should standardize the definitions of mTBI, AD, and ADRDs to create reliable and reproducible results that more comprehensively capture the nuances of this relationship.

Indexed as

Alzheimer DiseaseBrain ConcussionBrain InjuriesCognitive DysfunctionHumansAlzheimer’s diseaseConcussionDementiamTBITraumatic brain injury

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