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The effects of level and duration of play on cognition, mood and behavior among former football players [PDF]
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.
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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
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Knowledge and attitude among Malaysian secondary school athletes on sports-related concussion
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
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Safe Mobility in Hospitalised Older Adults: A Concept Analysis
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
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An athletic approach to studying perception-action integration: Does sport-specific training, and the impact of injury, influence how individuals visually guide navigation? [PDF]
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
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A clinical case of post-concussion syndrome in an elite professional football player
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
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The cost of a single concussion in American high school football: a retrospective cohort study
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
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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
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Treatment in Postconcussional Syndrome [PDF]
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
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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
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