Coping with trauma: Say yes to life

Traumatic brain injury may lead to an increased risk of developing symptoms such as those of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and other disorders. Led by George Rutherford of the University of California, San Francisco, a committee of the Institute of Medicine reports there is evidence that such injuries at moderate and severe levels may leave a person at higher risk of dementia, such as that experienced by people diagnosed with mind-robbing Alzheimer’s. It also says research indicates these injuries at moderate and severe levels can make someone more likely to develop symptoms similar to those of Parkinson’s disease, which affects nerve cells in the brain that control muscle movement. Reuters