Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a significant source of death and permanent disability, contributing to nearly one-third of all injury related deaths in the United States and exacting …
DH Daneshvar, ES Nair, ZH Baucom, A Rasch… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative tauopathy associated with repetitive head impacts (RHI), but the components of RHI exposure underlying this …
JM Stamm, AP Bourlas, CM Baugh, NG Fritts… - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To determine the relationship between exposure to repeated head impacts through tackle football prior to age 12, during a key period of brain development, and later …
Aim or objective To examine the effectiveness of concussion prevention strategies in reducing concussion risk in sport. Design Systematic review according to the PRISMA …
KL O'Connor, S Rowson, SM Duma… - Journal of athletic …, 2017 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context: With an estimated 3.8 million sport-and recreation-related concussions occurring annually, targeted prevention and diagnostic methods are needed. Biomechanical analysis …
Purpose To examine the effects of subconcussive impacts resulting from a single season of youth (age range, 8–13 years) football on changes in specific white matter (WM) tracts as …
Previous research suggests that age of first exposure (AFE) to football before age 12 may have long-term clinical implications; however, this relationship has only been examined in …
M DavenportElizabeth, T WhitlowChristopher… - Journal of …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
The aim of this study was to determine whether the cumulative effects of head impacts from a season of high school football produce magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measureable …
M StammJulie, K KoerteInga… - Journal of …, 2015 - liebertpub.com
Youth football players may incur hundreds of repetitive head impacts (RHI) in one season. Our recent research suggests that exposure to RHI during a critical neurodevelopmental …