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How Traumatic Brain Injury History Relates to Brain Health MRI Markers and Dementia Risk: Findings from the 3C Dijon Cohort

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JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
Volume 92, Issue 1, Pages 183-193

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IOS PRESS
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-220658

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Alzheimer's disease; brain MRI; dementia; traumatic brain injury

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This study found no evidence of an association between a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with loss of consciousness (LOC) and the risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease (AD) over 12 years of follow-up, as well as brain atrophy or markers of small vessel disease.
Background: The long-term effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with loss of consciousness (LOC) on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) markers of brain health and on dementia risk are still debated. Objective: To investigate the associations of history of TBI with LOC with incident dementia and neuroimaging markers of brain structure and small vessel disease lesions. Methods: The analytical sample consisted in 4,144 participants aged 65 and older who were dementia-free at baseline from the Three City - Dijon study. History of TBI with LOC was self-reported at baseline. Clinical Dementia was assessed every two to three years, up to 12 years of follow-up. A subsample of 1,675 participants <80 years old underwent a brain MRI at baseline. We investigated the associations between history of TBI with LOC and 1) incident all cause and Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia using illness-death models, and 2) neuroimaging markers at baseline. Results: At baseline, 8.3% of the participants reported a history of TBI with LOC. In fully-adjusted models, participants with a history of TBI with LOC had no statistically significant differences in dementia risk (HR = 0.90, 95% CI = 0.60-1.36) or AD risk (HR = 1.03, 95% CI = 0.69-1.52), compared to participants without TBI history. History of TBI with LOC was associated with lower white matter volume (beta = -4.58, p = 0.048), but not with other brain volumes, white matter hyperintensities volume, nor covert brain infarct. Conclusion: This study did not find evidence of an association between history of TBI with LOC and dementia or AD dementia risks over 12-year follow-up, brain atrophy, or markers of small vessel disease.

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