Concussion: beyond the cascade

KD Neumann, DK Broshek, BT Newman, TJ Druzgal… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sport concussion affects millions of athletes each year at all levels of sport. Increasing
evidence demonstrates clinical and physiological recovery are becoming more divergent …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of factors influencing ImPACT concussion testing in high school and collegiate athletes with self-reported ADHD and/or LD.

JE Maietta, BN Renn, GJ Goodwin, LN Maietta… - …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Sport concussion is a common injury, and athletes with attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and/or learning disorder (LD) are at increased risk and …

Mild cognitive impairment and dementia reported by former professional football players over 50 years of age: an NFL-LONG study

SR Walton, BL Brett, A Chandran… - Medicine and science …, 2021 - safetylit.org
PURPOSE: To estimate prevalences of MCI and dementia diagnoses in former National
Football League (NFL) players≥ 50 years old and examine the relationships among these …

Subjective concerns regarding the effects of sport-related concussion on long-term brain health among former NFL players: An NFL-LONG study

SR Walton, ZY Kerr, R Mannix, BL Brett, A Chandran… - Sports medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Potential links between a history of sport-related concussions and later-life
neurobiological and psychological brain health have been studied in former collision-sport …

Microglial activation persists beyond clinical recovery following sport concussion in collegiate athletes

KD Neumann, V Seshadri, XD Thompson… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction In concussion, clinical and physiological recovery are increasingly recognized
as diverging definitions. This study investigated whether central microglial activation …

Chronic motor performance following different traumatic brain injury severity—A systematic review

F Corrigan, IC Wee, LE Collins-Praino - Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is now known to be a chronic disease, causing
ongoing neurodegeneration and linked to increased risk of neurodegenerative motor …

Critical review of recently published studies claiming long-term neurocognitive abnormalities in mild traumatic brain injury

KB Boone, RP Vane, TL Victor - Archives of Clinical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is the most common claimed personal injury condition for
which neuropsychologists are retained as forensic experts in litigation. Therefore, it is critical …

Reevaluating clinical assessment outcomes after unrestricted return to play following sport-related concussion

XD Thompson, NK Erdman, SR Walton, DK Broshek… - Brain injury, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Primary Objective The objective of this study was to examine neurocognition,
postural control, and symptomology at multiple timepoints following concussion. We …

Association of retrospectively reported concussion symptoms with objective cognitive performance in former American-style football players

RW Strong, R Grashow, AL Roberts… - Archives of clinical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objective Sustaining concussions has been linked to health issues later in life, yet evidence
for associations between contact sports exposure and long-term cognitive performance is …

The Effects of Concussions on Static Postural Stability

M Kirkham, SNK Kodithuwakku Arachchige, L Driscoll… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Concussions among the athletic population are extremely common, which could lead to
postural instabilities. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of concussions on …