Elderly at a Crossroads: Rehabilitation and Hospice Outcomes in Small Traumatic Brain Injuries.

Traumatic brain injury (traumatic brain injury) in older adults is a growing public health concern, yet outcome research has primarily focused on moderate-to-severe injuries or aggregated severity groups.

To evaluate age-related differences in hospital discharge disposition, specifically to rehabilitation or hospice care, among adults aged ≥40 years with isolated, small-volume blunt TBIs, stratified by traumatic brain injury type and age group.