1 in 8 Older Americans Suffer Traumatic Brain Injury

Around 13 percent, or one in eight, of older Americans have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI), most likely as a result of falls from ground level. The findings come from a new study conducted by the University of California (UC)–San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Health Care System and highlight the importance of fall prevention in older Americans. The study was published in JAMA Network Open. “The number of people 65 and older with TBI is shockingly high,” Dr. Raquel Gardner, senior author of the study, said in a news release. Contrary to previous studies, this study’s findings indicated that people who were white, female, healthier, and wealthier were more likely to be diagnosed with a TBI....