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Sport-related concussions

open access: yesDementia & Neuropsychologia
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of lifelong disability and death worldwide. Sport-related traumatic brain injury is an important public health concern. The purpose of this review was to highlight the importance of sport-related concussions.
Jéssica Natuline Ianof   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effects of sports‐related concussion history on female adolescent brain activity and connectivity for bilateral lower extremity knee motor control [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2023
Taylor M. Zuleger   +11 more
openalex   +1 more source

New Mechanics of Traumatic Brain Injury

open access: yes, 2008
The prediction and prevention of traumatic brain injury is a very important aspect of preventive medical science. This paper proposes a new coupled loading-rate hypothesis for the traumatic brain injury (TBI), which states that the main cause of the TBI ...
A Kadic   +67 more
core   +2 more sources

Evaluation Context Impacts Neuropsychological Performance of OEF/OIF Veterans with Reported Combat-Related Concussion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Although soldiers of Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Enduring Freedom (OEF) encounter combat-related concussion at an unprecedented rate, relatively few studies have examined how evaluation context, insufficient effort, and concussion history impact ...
Charlesworth, Molly J   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Potential neuroprotective and therapeutic agents and their mechanisms for irradiation‐induced brain injury

open access: yesIbrain, EarlyView.
In this review, agents such baicalein, troxerutin, epigallocatechin gallate, quercetin, melatonin, valproic acid, lithium, neurosteroid progesterone, as well as minocycline have been implicated as neuroprotective agents for irradiation‐induced neurological deficits. Also, agents such as glucocorticoids, methylphenidate, vitamin E, bisdemethoxycurcumin,
Seidu A. Richard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Googling concussion care in the USA: a critical appraisal of online concussion healthcare providers

open access: yesConcussion, 2017
Aim: To examine the online personnel and practice profiles of concussion healthcare providers in the USA. Methods: We conducted independent, blinded, Google Internet searches for concussion healthcare providers using the terms ‘concussion clinic’ and ...
Michael J Ellis   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Towards defining biomarkers to evaluate concussions using virtual reality and a moving platform (BioVRSea)

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Current diagnosis of concussion relies on self-reported symptoms and medical records rather than objective biomarkers. This work uses a novel measurement setup called BioVRSea to quantify concussion status.
Deborah Jacob   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Butting Heads: Tackling Football Concussion and Prevention [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Hundreds of thousands of sports concussions occur each year in the United States, and almost half of them are the result of a football injury. Even though they may not initially appear serious, concussions can lead to extreme cognitive impairments in ...
McDaniel, Mandy
core   +1 more source

Cohort profile: The Halmstad University Register on Pupils with Intellectual Disability

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Knowledge about the living conditions among people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is globally scarce. Even in countries with good access to registers, this is often partly due to the absence of a single, comprehensive, nationwide register of individuals with ID or the inability to identify all individuals with ID within ...
Eva Jönsson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the accuracy of blood RNA profiles to identify patients with post-concussion syndrome: A pilot study in a military patient population.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2017
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a complex, neurophysiological condition that can have detrimental outcomes. Yet, to date, no objective method of diagnosis exists.
Jimmaline J Hardy   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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