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• Premature cognitive decline in specific domains found in young veterans with mTBI coincide with elder normative scores and advanced-age subjects with early-stage Parkinson's disease November 17, 2021 PLoS One. 2021 Nov 17;16(11):e0258851. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258851. eCollection 2021.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: Epidemiologists report a 56% increased risk of veterans with (+) mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) developing Parkinson's disease (PD) within 12-years post-injury. The most relevant contributors to this high risk of PD in veterans (+) mTBI is unknown. As cognitive problems often precede PD diagnosis, identifying specific domains most involved with…
• Premature cognitive decline in specific domains found in young veterans with mTBI coincide with elder normative scores and advanced-age subjects with early-stage Parkinson's disease November 17, 2021 PLoS One. 2021 Nov 17;16(11):e0258851. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258851. eCollection 2021.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: Epidemiologists report a 56% increased risk of veterans with (+) mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) developing Parkinson's disease (PD) within 12-years post-injury. The most relevant contributors to this high risk of PD in veterans (+) mTBI is unknown. As cognitive problems often precede PD diagnosis, identifying specific domains most involved with…