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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Avoid risky behaviors...wear bike helmets et al.

A recent study believes that the period of say 1950 - 1990 has been the worst for behavior resulting in head injuries during youth that contributes to dementia.  Bike helmets weren't prevalent...kids got concussions playing sports and then just sent right back onto the field...etc.

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Wow, I didn’t know that. I’m glad I did not play sports then!

[b]I did have a concussion, though, and no treatment for it back in the day. [/b]Thankfully, I never fell off my bike and hit my head.

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So, in fairness...the study mentioned all the behaviors resulting in head injury that often was ignored.  The study doesn't really care how you received your head injury, though multiple head injuries are of course worse than one (and I assume you didn't immediately engage in the behavior that resulted in your concussion).

Not to bring up a really ugly other correlation...but abused women often have sustained multiple concussions and are also at heightened dementia risk.[/quote]

That’s true that I did not immediately repeat the behavior. In my case, I was hit while playing tennis but only one time.

I do remember that I returned to work and had trouble doing simple math.

IIRC, one can possibly heal concussive events (grief can be a concussive event) by taking good care of the brain through a diet rich in omega-3 and other elements.

Since omega 3 doesn’t hurt anything, I just make sure to eat those foods or supplement.

The omega 3 connection is not completely proven yet looks promising:

https://health.mil/Reference-Center/Publications/2025/05/15/Information-Paper-on-Omega-3-Supplements-for-Mild-Traumatic-Brain-Injury#:~:text=KEY%20TAKEAWAY,mild%20TBI%20requires%20further%20study.

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