Date: February 5, 2020
Hosted by: brainXchange in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Canada and the Canadian Consortium of Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA).
Presented by: Tom Schweizer, PhD; Director, Keenan Research Centre (interim); Director, Neuroscience Research Program Scientist, Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science St. Michael’s Hospital and Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine (Neurosurgery), University of Toronto
Summary:
Approximately 80,000 emergency department visits per year are the result of a head injury in an adult over the age of 65. Epidemiological studies have identified increased risk for dementia in head injury patients, however there is scarce neuroimaging evidence to support this direct connection.
In this webinar we review the current brain imaging literature on concussion and mTBI and share new findings; we then discuss some of the research linking head injury to dementia and future directions.
This integrated KTE webinar event is brought to you by brainXchange in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Canada and the Canadian Consortium of Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA).
