Evidence Brief: Traumatic Brain Injury and Dementia

Review
Washington (DC): Department of Veterans Affairs (US); 2019 Feb.
VA Evidence-based Synthesis Program Reports.

Excerpt

The ESP Coordinating Center (ESP CC) is responding to a request from the Office of Research and Development (ORD) for an evidence brief on dementia prevalence in Veterans with and without traumatic brain injury (TBI). Findings from this evidence brief will be used to inform research into early diagnosis and potential treatment of dementia in Veterans with TBI.

Publication types

  • Review

Grants and funding

Prepared for: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research & Development Service, Washington, DC 20420. Prepared by: Evidence Synthesis Program (ESP), Coordinating Center, Portland VA Health Care System, Portland, OR, Mark Helfand, MD, MPH, MS, Director