Modifiable Risk Factors: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

There is strong evidence that mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), caused by events such as falls, being struck by objects, violence and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), increases the risk of cognitive decline and dementia. In this webinar, Neelum T. Aggarwal, M.D., from Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center outlines the evidence behind mild traumatic brain injury as a modifiable risk factor for dementia and what this means for public health.

Public health professionals and others seeking to understand the association between mTBI and dementia risk, as well as potential strategies to reduce mTBI, can benefit from this review of the science.

The Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Risk Reduction is made possible by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of a financial assistance award totaling $2,973,948, with 100% funded by CDC/HHS. The contents of this video are those of the Alzheimer's Association and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, CDC/HHS or the U.S. Government.

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