Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are signature injuries
of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and have been linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and other dementias. A meeting hosted by the Alzheimer's Association and the
Veterans' Health Research Institute (NCIRE) in May 2012 brought together experts from the
US military and academic medical centers around the world to discuss current evidence and
hypotheses regarding the pathophysiological mechanisms linking TBI, PTSD, and AD …