Table I.

Past medical history of the 14 subjects most severely afflicted by cerebral atrophy relative to age-matched controls.

	Age	Sex	Tobacco	Alcoholic (≤3/day)	Atrophy (%)	cSDH	Past medical history	Indication for CT scan
1	50	M	denies	yes	12.9	no	HTN	boiler fell on patient no LOC
2	57	M	active	yes	20.7	no	seizure disorder, HTN	tripped; fell in street no LOC
3	57	M	denies	yes	19.0	yes	seizure disorder, HTN, DM	seizure
4	59	M	remote	yes	21.7	no	idiopathic CVA at age 18; HTN, DM, afib on coumadin, COPD, GERD	syncopal episode
5	61	M	active	yes	29.8	yes	severe TBI at age 19, seizures, PTSD, HBV, HTN agent	seizure
6	65	M	denies	no	20.5	no	orange exposure, CHF, afib on coumadin HTN, DM, nephropathy, CHF/CAD on plavix	syncopal episode
7	65	M	active	yes	16.7	no	severe TBI at age 57; HTN, DM, PVD	impaired gait, multiple falls
8	73	M	active	no	18.7	no	latent syphilis, HTN, DM, DVT on coumadin	fell; too weak to stand
9	73	M	remote	no	18.6	yes	HTN, DM	syncopal episode
10	73	M	denies	no	18.0	yes	CVA at age 71; HTN, DM	decreased consciousness
11	89	F	denies	no	26.4	no	Alzheimer’s dementia, osteoporosis, CAD	fall without LOC
12	90	M	active	yes	21.6	yes	dementia since age 83; seizures, abdominal aortic aneurysm	fall without LOC
13	91	M	denies	no	23.9	no	acute on chronic renal failure, CAD	syncopal episode
14	91	M	denies	no	21.4	no	CVA at age 86, afib on Coumadin, CAD, vascular dementia	syncopal episode

Afib, atrial fibrillation; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; DM, diabetes mellitus; DVT, deep venous thrombosis; F, female; GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disorder; HTN, hypertension; LOC, loss of consciousness; M, male; s/p, status post; PVD, peripheral vascular disease; TBI, traumatic brain injury.