Older patients recover more slowly from concussion

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 - 09:20 in Health & Medicine

Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), or concussion, accounts for 75 percent of all TBI and represents an important public health problem. Difficulty in working memory is frequently reported in patients after concussion. Now new research suggests that older individuals may have a more difficult time recovering from concussion.

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