Neurodegenerative decline following a mild traumatic brain injury: a case report
Melanie A Mason, James Geiselman, Shawn Spooner · 2026
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Melanie A. Mason, James Geiselman, and Shawn Spooner report swift decline after a mild head injury in an older woman in a 2026 case report. A 71-year-old woman fell from a ladder, and her mild brain injury went undiagnosed at first. A concussion specialist made the call 17 months later, after symptoms had persisted.
Brain testing then led to a diagnosis of probable Lewy body dementia, and decline ran fast from there. She died 33 months after the fall, the authors record. The case presses for better provider training, team-based follow-up, and fairer rural access to specialist care after head injury.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Melanie A Mason, James Geiselman, Shawn Spooner |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26657 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |