Study Shows Link Between Concussions and Dementia

Clarifying evidence in this long-term study provides unmistakable evidence of the link between dementia and concussions.

Dementia impacts a third of people over the age of 65 and has debilitating and life altering effects on brain function such as memory loss, reduced thinking speeds, impact on mental agility, language deterioration, comprehension issues and impaired judgement.

Finding the true cause of dementia related illness has been the subject of many studies and many years of research and we have still only scratched the surface. However, studies like this one shed more light onto the potential factors that result in dementia.

After tracking nearly 2.8 million people from the Danish Civil Registration System, the study found that even a “mild” concussion in the 20s increases the risk of dementia by almost 20% later in life. This goes to show that no concussion is truly mild, even though some are described as such.

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