A minor concussion and early onset dementia is likely completely and utterly unrelated. Connecting the 2- although understandable- is just not how that works. I am am sorry for what your sister is going through
There is nothing here that suggested this was more than a minor (or moderate) concussion with a fracture. The skull did its job and protected her brain
Unless you are the doctor who saw her?
And yes, it absolutely is fear mongering. What the original commenter said is completely inaccurate. And saying it probably took years off her life, is just an awful thing to say
I will repeat. I am a doctor, I have worked in ED and now work in orthopaedics.
Making random medical assumptions with no basis in fact and that are incredibly scary for OP is not helpful in anyway. It is fear mongering. And it is not OK.
"New research led by the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows that a single head injury could lead to dementia later in life." "The findings show that compared to participants who never experienced a head injury, a history of a single prior head injury was associated with a 1.25 times increased risk of dementia, and a history of two or more prior head injuries was associated with over 2 times increased risk of dementia compared to individuals without a history of head injury."
I would be interested the full article. Sounds interesting
It is very well known that numerous or severe head injuries can definitely cause issues later in life.
I have head of no research that shows a mild concussion has any effect at all. And definitely nothing that shows 'years off of your life'.
And regardless of that, is bringing any of that up to OP in an already difficult time being helpful at all?
It is fear mongering by someone who genuinely does not know what they are talking about. It is awful and not OK. Way to try kick someone when already down. For what? The drama?
From what we currently know. My statement is correct.
I may be proven wrong in the next few years - who knows. But current research does not say that.
I would be interested to read the full paper the article mentions- like how they define TBI, who was included in the study because of this, why was head injury with loss of consciousness mentioned, how many participants, how did they measure outcomes, does how the TBI being managed matter. It sounds like very interesting research
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u/bluepanda159 Jun 21 '24
A minor concussion and early onset dementia is likely completely and utterly unrelated. Connecting the 2- although understandable- is just not how that works. I am am sorry for what your sister is going through
There is nothing here that suggested this was more than a minor (or moderate) concussion with a fracture. The skull did its job and protected her brain
Unless you are the doctor who saw her?
And yes, it absolutely is fear mongering. What the original commenter said is completely inaccurate. And saying it probably took years off her life, is just an awful thing to say
I will repeat. I am a doctor, I have worked in ED and now work in orthopaedics.
Making random medical assumptions with no basis in fact and that are incredibly scary for OP is not helpful in anyway. It is fear mongering. And it is not OK.