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The effects of level and duration of play on cognition, mood and behavior among former football players [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Thesis (M.A.)--Boston UniversityInterest in the short and long-term effects of concussions has drastically increased due to the recent high-profile deaths of former National Football League (NFL) players.
Bourlas, Alexandra P.
core   +1 more source

Novel interdisciplinary intervention, GAIN, vs. enhanced usual care to reduce high levels of post-concussion symptoms in adolescents and young adults 2–6 months post-injury: A randomised trial

open access: yesEClinicalMedicine, 2019
Background: Evidence for effective interventions to prevent long-term sequelae after concussion is sparse. This study aimed to test the efficacy of Get going After concussIoN (GAIN), an interdisciplinary, individually-tailored intervention of 8 weeks ...
Mille Moeller Thastum   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge and attitude among Malaysian secondary school athletes on sports-related concussion

open access: yesCakrawala Pendidikan: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan, 2021
Adolescents' knowledge and attitude toward concussions are important in reducing the effects of post-concussion syndrome. To date, no standard education has been applied to Malaysian school-aged athletes.
Fairus Fariza Zainudin
doaj   +1 more source

Safe Mobility in Hospitalised Older Adults: A Concept Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To conduct a concept analysis of ‘safe mobility’, with specific application in hospitalised older adults, identifying its defining attributes, antecedents and consequences. Background The promotion of safe mobility is essential for maintaining the functionality of hospitalised older adults.
Esther Mourão Nicoli   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An athletic approach to studying perception-action integration: Does sport-specific training, and the impact of injury, influence how individuals visually guide navigation? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The objective of this thesis was to investigate perception-action integration capabilities of individuals during a choice navigation task. This task assessed navigation strategies in open space while individuals avoided colliding with two vertical ...
Baker, Carmen   +2 more
core   +1 more source

A clinical case of post-concussion syndrome in an elite professional football player

open access: yesСпортивная медицина: наука и практика
Objective: to demonstrate our own clinical case of an athlete with an unusual post-concussion syndrome after repeated concussion of the brain.Materials and methods: presentation of own clinical observation in dynamics of a professional football player ...
A. V. Borisova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The cost of a single concussion in American high school football: a retrospective cohort study

open access: yesConcussion, 2020
Aim: The potential financial burden of American football-related concussions (FRC) is unknown. Our objective was to describe the healthcare costs associated with an FRC and determine factors associated with increased costs.
Aaron M Yengo-Kahn   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Individuals with persisting post‐concussion symptoms with physiological subtype demonstrate altered cardiovascular and autonomic responses to face cooling

open access: yesExperimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Individuals with persisting post‐concussion symptoms with physiological subtype (PPCS‐P) demonstrate exercise intolerance due to exacerbation of concussion‐like symptoms during incremental exercise. We tested the hypothesis that individuals with PPCS‐P (n = 12) would have a blunted cardiac autonomic response to face cooling compared to healthy
Phillip J. Wallace   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment in Postconcussional Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Postconcussional syndrome is characterized by somatic, cognitive and psychiatric (emotional, behavioral) symptoms that occur after mild traumatic brain injury. These symptoms usually recover fully within 3-6 months almost in 90% of patients.
Lut Tamam, Necla Keskin
core   +1 more source

Case report: Lingering post-concussive symptoms in a pediatric patient with presumed Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundConnective tissue disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) can affect collagen and elastin content and structure, including weakening of tissues and vasculature, thus contributing to multiple systemic manifestations.
Tala Maris Curry   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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