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A Case for Mental and Physical Rest in Youth Sports Concussion: It’s Never Too Late
Over the past decade, there has been a considerable increase in research on, and media attention to, sports-related concussion. However, despite accurate diagnosis, effective treatment and management of sports-related concussion have remained a ...
Rosemarie Scolaro Moser +4 more
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Prior studies have reported long-term differences in brain structure (brain morphometry) as being associated with cumulative concussion and contact sport participation.
Benjamin L. Brett +16 more
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Concussions in young adult athletes: No effect on cerebral white matter
IntroductionThe media’s recent focus on possible negative health outcomes following sports- related concussion has increased awareness as well as anxiety among parents and athletes.
Linda J. Hoffman +6 more
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Concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) with increasing prevalence among children and adolescents. Functional connectivity (FC) within and between the default mode network (DMN), central executive network (CEN) and salience network (SN) has ...
Katherine Healey +4 more
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Evaluating the effectiveness of traumatic brain injury state laws among high school athletes
Background Traumatic brain injury legislation varies across states. A comprehensive nationwide evaluation of state traumatic brain injury laws is vital given growing populations of high school athletes. This study evaluates the effectiveness of traumatic
Alan T. Arakkal +4 more
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Acute brain changes are expected after concussion, yet there is growing evidence of persistent abnormalities well beyond clinical recovery and clearance to return to play.
Kathryn Y. Manning +13 more
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Soccer heading and concussion are not associated with reduced brain volume or cortical thickness.
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and, since it is a contact sport, players are at risk for head injury, including concussion. Here, we proposed to investigate the association of heading and concussion with macroscopic brain structure among ...
Tiago Gil Oliveira +4 more
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The main advantage of diffusion tensor tractography is that it allows the entire neural tract to be evaluated. In addition, configurational analysis of reconstructed neural tracts can indicate abnormalities such as tearing, narrowing, or discontinuations,
Sung Ho Jang, You Sung Seo
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Sex & gender considerations in concussion research
The study of concussion, a common form of mild traumatic brain injury, has received increased notice over the last decade. Recently, more researchers have been addressing the historic paucity of attention over sex and gender influences on recovery ...
Tatyana Mollayeva +2 more
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Factors affecting the concussion knowledge of athletes, parents, coaches, and medical professionals
Objectives: To determine the predictors of knowledge and awareness of concussion symptoms and outcomes through a survey of athletes, parents of players and coaches in sports settings in Canada. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of athletic communities in
Michael D Cusimano +4 more
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