biostudies-literatureLagares AResearch Council of FinlandSigrid Jusélius FoundationFundación Mutua Madrileña104319https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12296501biostudies-literatureUnknown5<h4>Introduction</h4>As the world population is rapidly becoming older, the incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is increasing among older adults with vast implications for brain health of older adults in Europe. Due to differences from younger patients, there are areas of uncertainty in the assessment, diagnosis and management of TBI in older adults.<h4>Research question</h4>To reach a consensus among experts on statements regarding the definition of old age, assessment, diagnosis and management of traumatic brain injury in older adults.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A modified Delphi method consisting of two online rounds was organised, followed by an in-person meeting. Consensus was defined as >75 % agreement. In the second online round the experts were able to view their first asseBrain & spineConsensus on the management of traumatic brain injury in older adults: Results from a Delphi study.PMC12296501FMM 2023/0108Terpolilli NGierthmuehlen MLuoto TSilvio Taccone FMeixensberger JUnden JLama Zaragoza AGao GPetr ODepreitere BRostami EToth PPinedo Portilla JLLuzius ABouzat PSchuhmann MPosti JPWright DBelli Avan Essen TAAarhus MUhl EAlen JAThelin EMeyfroidt GLecky FMaeda TMauer UMRatcliff JGinstman FBuki ALindner DLagares AIaccarino CCzorlich PCarbayo GTsitsopoulos PCiterio GYounsi AHolling MMaria ACastano Leon AMKolias AIbanez JStocchetti NPayen JFEANS Neurotrauma and Critical Care Section and expert panel membersPapadopoulos MWolf SKlein SSahuquillo JLlompart-Pou JASuehiro ELjungqvist JSundstrom TKoskinen LODAries MJonathan ASakowitz OKaribe HDelgado PMaas AMarklund NReisner AHamisi KGomez PANeurocenter IHRobba CFrederick AUnterberg AStevens RDEl Fiki AfalseConsensus on the management of traumatic brain injury in older adults: Results from a Delphi study.<h4>Introduction</h4>As the world population is rapidly becoming older, the incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is increasing among older adults with vast implications for brain health of older adults in Europe. Due to differences from younger patients, there are areas of uncertainty in the assessment, diagnosis and management of TBI in older adults.<h4>Research question</h4>To reach a consensus among experts on statements regarding the definition of old age, assessment, diagnosis and management of traumatic brain injury in older adults.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A modified Delphi method consisting of two online rounds was organised, followed by an in-person meeting. Consensus was defined as >75 % agreement. In the second online round the experts were able to view their first asse2025-01-01T00:00:00Z20252026-05-07T00:16:24.963Z2025-08-13T03:04:39.737ZS-EPMC122965014071884510.1016/j.bas.2025.104319