Pennsylvania: A new study has found that older adults who have ever suffered a moderate or severe head injury are twice as likely to die as those who have not.
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania analyzed 32 years of data on 13,000 people and found that people who had suffered any type of head injury had a higher death rate than those who had not. was 2.21 times more than
The study participants were selected from four communities in Minnesota, Maryland, North Carolina, and Mississippi with an average age of 54 years. While the study participants were 57 percent female and 28 percent black.
Individuals with severe or multiple head injuries had a 2.87 higher mortality rate than individuals with no head injuries.
Head injuries (usually from motor vehicle collisions, accidental falls, or sports) are also associated with long-term health problems. These problems include disability, epilepsy, dementia and stroke.
According to the report, the research findings underscore the importance of public health strategies to reduce morbidity and mortality through head injury prevention and prompt medical attention.
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