Brain health in association football: perspectives of professional players [PDF]
Frontiers in Sports and Active LivingIntroductionGrowing scientific and public concern regarding concussion and the potential long-term neurological consequences of playing professional football has increased attention on brain health within the sport.
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Tau as a fluid biomarker of concussion and neurodegeneration
Concussion, 2022 Concussion is predominant among the vast number of traumatic brain injuries that occur worldwide. Difficulties in timely identification, whether concussion led to neuronal injury or not, diagnosis and the lack of prognostic tools for adequate management ...
Iftakher Hossain +3 more
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The BRAIN-Q, a tool for assessing self-reported sport-related concussions for epidemiological studies [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2021 OBJECTIVES The BRAIN-Q is a tool aimed at maximising the accuracy and minimising measurement error for retrospectively assessing concussions. This paper reports the agreement of the BRAIN-Q tool when compared to extant questionnaire questions, and its ...
Laura James +9 more
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A review of brain regions and associated post-concussion symptoms
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 The human brain is an exceptionally complex organ that is comprised of billions of neurons. Therefore, when a traumatic event such as a concussion occurs, somatic, cognitive, behavioral, and sleep impairments are the common outcome.
Ethan Danielli +17 more
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Specific and evolving resting-state network alterations in post-concussion syndrome following mild traumatic brain injury. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Post-concussion syndrome has been related to axonal damage in patients with mild traumatic brain injury, but little is known about the consequences of injury on brain networks. In the present study, our aim was to characterize changes in functional brain
Arnaud Messé +8 more
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Spontaneous nervous system concussion in dogs: a description of two cases and a review of terminology in veterinary medicine [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2017 In human medicine, central nervous system (CNS) concussion is defined as a transient neurological dysfunction following a traumatic event, without evidence of structural abnormalities of the affected region on advanced diagnostic imaging.
Angelo Pasquale Giannuzzi +2 more
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A roadmap of brain recovery in a mouse model of concussion: insights from neuroimaging
Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2021 Concussion or mild traumatic brain injury is the most common form of traumatic brain injury with potentially long-term consequences. Current objective diagnosis and treatment options are limited to clinical assessment, cognitive rest, and symptom ...
Xuan Vinh To, Fatima A. Nasrallah
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1910 In this day and generation a justification is desirable when a single case is reported. This is particularly in order when the case is one of cerebral concussion. Nevertheless, on account of the extraordinary symptom-complex and course of the case in question, I offer no apology for its presentation. History.— August 6, 1910, E.
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Premature white matter microstructure in female children with a history of concussion
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 2023 Childhood concussion may interfere with neurodevelopment and influence cognition. Females are more likely to experience persistent symptoms after concussion, yet the sex-specific impact of concussion on brain microstructure in children is understudied ...
Eman Nishat +4 more
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Predicting Concussion Outcome by Integrating Finite Element Modeling and Network Analysis
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 Concussion is a significant public health problem affecting 1.6–2.4 million Americans annually. An alternative to reducing the burden of concussion is to reduce its incidence with improved protective equipment and injury mitigation systems.
Erin D. Anderson +6 more
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