Management of mild brain trauma in the elderly: Literature review
Purpose: The world population is aging. As direct consequence, geriatric trauma is increasing both in absolute number and in the proportion of annual admissions causing a challenge for the health-care system worldwide. The aim of this review is to delineate the specific and practice rules for the management of mild brain trauma in the elderly. Methods: Systematic review of the last 15 years literature on mild traumatic brain injury (nTBI) in elderly patients. Results: A total of 68 articles met all eligibility criteria and were selected for the systematic review. We collected 29% high-quality studies and 71% low-quality studies. Conclusion: Clinical advices for a comprehensive management are provided. Current outcome data from mTBIs in the elderly show a condition that cannot be sustained in the future by families, society, and health-care systems. There is a strong need for more research on geriatric mild brain trauma addressed to prevent falls, to reduce the impact of polypharmacy, and to define specific management strategies.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Management of mild brain trauma in the elderly: Literature review ; volume:15 ; number:04 ; year:2020 ; pages:809-820
Asian journal of neurosurgery ; 15, Heft 04 (2020), 809-820
- Beteiligte Personen und Organisationen
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Marrone, Federica
Zavatto, Luca
Allevi, Mario
Di Vitantonio, Hambra
Millimaggi, Daniele
Dehcordi, Soheila
Ricci, Alessandro
Taddei, Graziano
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10.4103/ajns.AJNS_205_20
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023011916261322411027
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 07:24 MESZ
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Beteiligte
- Marrone, Federica
- Zavatto, Luca
- Allevi, Mario
- Di Vitantonio, Hambra
- Millimaggi, Daniele
- Dehcordi, Soheila
- Ricci, Alessandro
- Taddei, Graziano