http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 https://escholarship.org/uc/ucd_ome_posters_geriatrics/rss Recent eScholarship items from Geriatrics Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:46:13 +0000 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/94t167qb <p>• Older adults have the highest incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) of any age-group.</p><p>• Patients aged 65 and older comprise 15% of the population and account for 50% of TBI deaths</p><p>• Few studies have examined risk factors of morbidity and mortality in elderly, TBI patients</p> https://escholarship.org/uc/item/94t167qb Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Rivera, Ernesto Martin, Ryan https://escholarship.org/uc/item/69s8h46b <p>US elderly population is rapidly becoming more diverse. Historically, studies of aging and dementia do not reflect this increase in diversity. Aging and cognitive health is affected by psychosocial and environmental determinants that particularly impact diverse groups. White Matter Hyperintensities (WMH) are imaging findings that have been linked to dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease processes.</p><p>To date, we are not aware of a systematic review that has investigated the extent to which white matter hyperintensities contribute to the ethno-racial disparities in dementia and cognitive impairment.</p> https://escholarship.org/uc/item/69s8h46b Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000 Farkhondeh, Vista DeCarli, Charles