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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) linked with buildup of Alzheimer’s plaques
Suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) increases the buildup of Alzheimer’s plaques in the brain, as found by a new study that suggests these plaques even form in areas not typical to Alzheimer’s disease.
Previous research has proposed that TBI can contribute to dementia, and this research was the premise the new study was based upon. The researchers found that moderate to severe TBI increased plaque buildup in nine middle-aged participants who were observed over a few months or years.
Study author David Sharp said, “More and more evidence suggests brain trauma can trigger long-term processes that may be harmful, suggesting the window for treatment after a head injury may be much greater than previously thought. Additional research needs to be done to understand these long-term processes, such as amyloid plaque deposition and persistent brain inflammation, and, of course, to develop treatments that target these processes.”
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