"Findings from a prospective cohort study of patients with mild traumatic brain injury demonstrated that women were more likely than men to experience persistent cognitive and somatic symptoms related to the injury.
Researchers published results from the study, which also showed that postconcussion symptoms were worse in women aged 35 to 49 years compared with younger and older women, in JAMA Network Open. They noted that the findings regarding age require additional research to corroborate the link and to determine the mechanisms involved in the result."
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